International Development written question – answered at on 16 May 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of the funding allocated by his Department to support the forthcoming presidential and legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been allocated to support (a) the participation of female parliamentary candidates and (b) the registration of female voters.
The Department for International Development (DFID) is providing £30 million through the United Nations to support the 2007-13 electoral cycle in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Of this, £625,000 has been set aside specifically to improve the participation of women in voter registration, elections and candidacy to Parliament. Our support should ensure that at least 52% of citizens registered to vote and casting their vote are women. In addition, DFID is also providing £1.5 million of support through the International Foundation for Electoral Systems to improve public understanding of the electoral process, particularly among women and first-time voters.
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