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The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) was established by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in July 2005 at the African Union Summit in Sirte, Libya, as a United Nations General Trust Fund under his authority. The fund was launched by the prime minister of the world's largest democracy, Shri Manmohan Singh, and the then US president, George Bush, for promotion of democratic values. Its primary purpose is to support democratization throughout the world. UNDEF finances projects that build and strengthen democratic institutions, promote human rights, and ensure the participation of all groups in democratic processes. The fund provides assistance to governmental, non-governmental, national, regional, and international organizations, including relevant United Nations departments, offices, funds, programmes and agencies. The fund complements current UN efforts to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide. The projects do not promote any single model of democracy. As the heads of state reiterated in the 2005 Summit Outcome Document, democracy does not belong to a single country or region. They stressed that “democracy is a universal value based on the freely expressed will of people to determine their own political, economic, social and cultural system and their full participation in all aspects of their lives.” The purpose of the fund is to build capacities for democratic governance, especially at the country level. This can only be done effectively in a supportive institutional environment. Under no circumstances will activities funded by the UNDEF be “imposed” on a country. The approach will necessarily be one of collaboration and support. ==The United Nations Democracy Fund - UNDEF == The United Nations Democracy Fund, UNDEF, supports projects to strengthen democratic development in more than 100 countries. It is the only United Nations entity with the primary purpose of supporting democracy through empowering civil society, the only UN body that has the word “democracy” in its title, and one of the youngest entities in the UN system. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United Nations Democracy Fund」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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