Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

Uganda

In Uganda, the NIMD programme focusses on supporting the recently-established Inter-Party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD).

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Programme news

Ugandan politicians learn from their peers in Malawi

News Article - 17 August 2010

Malawi has successfully overcome some of the challenges that Uganda now faces in the run-up to its general elections in early 2011. That’s why a delegation of Ugandan politicians visited Malawi last month, to learn how it was done.

Political parties in Uganda agree to dialogue

News Article - 15 June 2010

Kampala-based journalist Marcia Luyten discusses the recent signing of an interparty dialogue agreement in Uganda.

President Museveni of Uganda endorses interparty dialogue

News Article - 27 May 2010

NIMD’s Africa Regional Programme conference is being hosted by the Ugandan political parties who, on 5 February 2010, launched an interparty dialogue platform known as the Interparty Organisation for Dialogue, (IPOD).

Increasing women's participation in decision-making

Video - 2010

Video report on an exchange of experiences from Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia

Ugandan politicians: 'give dialogue a chance'

Video - 2010

Top politicians of Uganda's ruling party and the opposition comment on the NIMD-facilitated interparty dialogue initiative.

Political parties in Uganda agree to dialogue

News Article - 05 February 2010

Political parties in Uganda have agreed to a dialogue with a view to contributing to free and fair elections early next year and long-term democratic reforms. The agreement, which has been facilitated by NIMD, was sealed today at a signing ceremony in the Ugandan capital Kampala.

At a glance ...

Political parties in parliament

• National Resistance Movement (NRM)
• Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)
• Uganda People’s Congress (UPC)
• Democratic Party (DP)
• Conservative Party (CP)
• Justice Forum (JEEMA)

Key achievements in 2009

• In Uganda NIMD has helped political parties set up an inter-party dialogue platform that aims to contribute to free and fair elections and long-term democratic reforms. The platform, which is known as the Inter-Party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD), was launched on 5 February 2010 at a signing ceremony in the Ugandan capital Kampala.

Key National Partners

• Electoral Commission (EC)
•African Peer Review Mechanism Governing Council of Uganda

Key International Partners

•Royal Netherlands Embassy (RNE)
•Deepening Democracy Programme (DDP) and its contributing partners (UK, Norway, Ireland, Sweden, Netherlands)
•National Democratic Institute (NDI)
•International Republican Institute (IRI)
•Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)