Georgetown: A team from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) met on May 10, with Attorney General Basil Williams, on a request made by GECOM for the provision of technical assistance in preparation for the 2018 Local Government Elections and the 2020 General Elections in Guyana.
The aim was to discuss with the Attorney General, the purpose of the Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) whose functions are to evaluate the current and electoral environment in Guyana and assess the form of future UN electoral assistance.
The NAM will recommend the type of assistance that should be provided and the parameters, including the length of assistance, and modalities that will govern such assistance.
The discussion covered a spectrum of issues that will be dealt with in preparation for the Local Government and the General elections.
Those issues are the results tabulation process, developing the necessary software to expedite the process, the biometric instrument used at polling stations, verifications of electoral listings and to ensure security at the polling stations.
UNDP will render support and guidelines in those capacities and where else necessary and at the end of the visit a report will be prepared with recommendations which will be submitted to UNDP Guyana.
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