Enabling fair elections

Since its inception in 1945, the United Nations has enabled people in over 45 countries to participate in free and fair elections, including those held in Cambodia, Namibia, El Salvador, Eritrea, Mozambique and Nicaragua. It has provided electoral advice, assistance and monitoring of results. Most recently it has played a major part in bringing about the downfall of the apartheid system in South Africa, which the General Assembly called "a crime against humanity". Elections were held in April 1994 in which all South Africans were allowed to participate on an equal basis, followed by the establishment of a majority government.

1. Using electoral process
2. Upholding just participation
3. Respecting democratic processes
4. Enabling selection process
5. Consolidating representative democracy

1. Reducing discrimination against those seeking election
2. Ensuring just election timing
3. Creating representative electoral systems

1. Reviewing political election issues
2. Generating electoral action
3. Ensuring social participation
4. Attracting wide political participation
5. Allowing participation in decision-making

1. Registering local voters
2. Providing information on elections
3. Promoting political participation of women
4. Observing national elections
5. Extending universal suffrage
6. Advancing role of non-governmental organizations in peacekeeping

1. Manipulating elections

1. Unjust election timing
2. Unfair elections
3. Political smear campaigns
4. Political party manipulation of elections
5. Obstruction of elections
6. Limitations on right to vote
7. Electoral organization favouring political incumbents
8. Electoral fraud
9. Bias in selection of political candidates

1. Unfairness
2. Undemocratic
3. Maladministration
4. Injustice