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- Team A-WEB
  
  By ECI, in About Us, January 15, 2020
  
  Chairperson of the Association of World Election Bodies
  Mr Rajiv Kumar
  
  Nationality: India
  
  Organization: Election Commission (India)
  
  Position: Chief Election Commissioner
  Vice-Chairperson of the Association of World Election Bodies
  Mr Glen Mashinini
  
  Nationality: South Africa
  
  Organization: Electoral Commission of south Africa
  
  Position: President
  
  Secretary General of the Association of World Election Bodies
  Mr Jonghyun Choe
  
  Nationality: Republic of Korea
  
  Organization: A-WEB
  
  Position: Secretary General
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- A-Web India Center
  
  By ECI, in About Us, January 15, 2020
  
  India A-WEB Center
  The 4th General Assembly of the A-WEB was held on 03 Sept., 2019 wherein Sh Sunil Arora Hon’ble Chief Election Commissioner of India took over as the Chairperson of A-WEB.
  This decision of the General Assembly of A-WEB demonstrates leadership of the Election Commission of India among Election Management Bodies of the world
  The 4th General Assembly of the A-WEB was held on 03 Sept., 2019 wherein Sh Sunil Arora Hon’ble Chief Election Commissioner of India took over as the Chairperson of A-WEB.
  This decision of the General Assembly of A-WEB demonstrates leadership of the Election Commission of India among Election Management Bodies of the world
  The Executive Board of the A-WEB, in its Extraordinary Executive Board Meeting held on 2nd September, 2019, approved the following:
  Establishing an A-WEB Center in New Delhi; and The appointment of Mr Umesh Sinha, Secretary General, ECI as Senior Adviser for the aforesaid A-WEB Center.
  The Center will function under the administrative control of the Election Commission of India as its integral part. It will maintain coordination with the A-WEB for its fulfillment of its mandate.
  The Center is mandated to take up ‘Documentation, Research and Training’ for A-WEB Members for sharing best practices and capacity building among the members of A-WEB in election management.
  ECI will provide necessary resources for the A-WEB Center.
  
  Aims
  The India A-WEB Center aims to become a global ‘Knowledge and Resource Center’ for world class ‘Documentation, Research and Training’ in pursuit of supporting free, fair, inclusive, accessible, efficient, transparent and credible elections and strengthening Electoral Democracy.
  Objectives of India AWEB Centre
  Documentation of systems and best practices on important themes namely electoral reforms, use of technology, voter education, expenditure management, regulation of media and social media, electoral registration, facilitation for Gender, PwD and senior citizens at the polling station, early voting system, facilities for service electors and overseas electors. Publication of International Magazine, Journal and documents on focused topics Voice international to be magazine of AWEB and partnership with all partner countries for obtaining write ups from EMBs and International Organisations Training and Capacity Building of EMB officials on focused topics in coordination with IIIDEM
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- History
  
  By ECI, in About Us, January 15, 2020
  
  2019 Feb. The 7th Executive Board Meeting
  Mar. Fijian Elections Office Information Security Training
  Election Management Capacity Building Program(1st)
  Apr. Election Management Capacity Building Program
  Signing of an MoU between A-WEB and ANFREL
  May. Information Security Intensive Training for Fijian Elections Office
  Jul. Election Management Capacity Building Program
  Sep. The Executive Board Meeting
  The 4th General Assembly of AWEB
  Oct. Election Management Capacity Building Program
  Nov. IT Service Management (ITSM) Training for Election Officials
  2018 Feb. Signing of an MOU between A-WEB and CNE of Ecuador
  Ecuador Election Visitor Program (EVP)-Referendum
  Sri Lanka Election Visitor Program (EVP)-Local Authorities Election
  Mar. El Salvador Election Visitor Program (EVP)-Legislative and Municipal Election
  The 6thExecutive Board Meeting
  Apr. Election Management Capacity Building Program(1st)
  May. Election Management Capacity Building Program(2nd)
  Jun. Election Management Capacity Building Program(3rd)
  The Kickoff Meeting of the Special Committee on Charter Amendments
  Specialized Training Program on ICT-based Election Management(1st)
  Jul. Specialized Training Program on ICT-based Election Management(2nd)
  Aug. Election Management Capacity Building Program(4th)
  Specialized Training Program on ICT-based Election Management(3rd,,4th)
  Signing of a Record of Discussions between A-WEB and OEC of Samoa
  Signing of a Record of Discussions between A-WEB and Papua New Guinean Electoral Commission(PNGEC)
  Sep. Election Management Capacity Building Program(5th)
  Specialized Training Program on ICT-based Election Management(5th,6th)
  Oct. Election Management Capacity Building Program(6th)
  Specialized Training Program on ICT-based Election Management(7th,8th)
  Nov. Election Management Capacity Building Program(7th)
  Election ICT Capacity Building Program for Samoan OEC
  Capacity Building Program in Election Management for Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission
  2017 Feb. Signing of an MOU between AWEB and CNE of Ecuador (Observation Procedure for the General Elections 2017 and Referendum of February 19, 2017)
  Ecuador Election Visitor Program (EVP)
  Signing of an MOU between AWEB and CENI
  The 5th Executive Board Meeting
  Signing of an MOU between AWEB and Arab EMBs
  Signing of an MOU between AWEB and IEC
  Signing of an MOU between AWEB and IHEC
  Signing of an MOU between AWEB and HIAE
  Mar. Signing a Record of Discussion between A-WEB and FEO
  Apr. 2017 Ecuador Election Visitor Program (EVP)-2nd Round of Presidential Election
  Election Management Capacity Building Program
  May. Election Management Capacity Building Program
  National Electoral Board of Ethiopia Electoral Study Tour to the Secretariat of A-WEB
  Jul. Operatic Pop Tenor Lim Hyungjoo Commissioned as A-WEB PR Ambassador and NEC Advisor
  Election Management Capacity Building Program-Helping Voters make informed choices
  Aug. The 3rd General Assembly of AWEB
  Oct. Election ICT Capacity Building Program
  2016 Jan. Signing a Memorandum of Understanding with ECES
  Feb. Signing of an MOC between AWEB and the Republic of Uzbekistan
  Signing of an MOU between AWEB, NEC and EC
  The 4th Executive Board Meeting
  Mar. Election Visitors Program in the Republic of Korea
  Apr. Signing of an MOC between AWEB and the Republic of Uzbekistan
  Signing of an MOU between AWEB, NEC and TSE
  Signing of an MOU between AWEB and KPU
  Oct. Signing of an MOU between AWEB and OEC
  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Election Visitor Program (EVP)
  2015 Jan. Signing a Memorandum of Understanding with KOICA
  Mar. Signing a Memorandum of Understanding with IEBC
  - A-WEB began its partnership with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of the Republic of Kenya in building the Commission's overall capacity in election management
  The 3rd Executive Board Meeting
  Apr. Signing a Memorandum of Understanding with CEC
  - A-WEB agreed to support the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CEC) of the Kyrgyz Republic in its technical preparation for the 2015 parliamentary election
  Aug. The 2nd General Assembly
  2014 Apr. Launch of A-WEB Secretariat in Songdo
  May. A-WEB's First Election Visitor Program
  Aug. A-WEB's First Capacity Building Project
  - From August 18th to 28th, 18 election officials from 6 Countries (Kenya, Mali, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Colombia, and Uzbekistan) participated in this seminar
  - The success of the first capacity building program led to consequent capacity building programs
  2013 Mar. The 3rd Working Group Meeting (Jeju, ROK)
  - The working group had a discussion and reached a consensus on the A-WEB Charter
  May. A-WEB Secretariat Location Secured
  - The Secretariat would be established on the 24th floor of G-Tower in Songdodong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon metropolitan city
  Oct. A-WEB Inaugural Assembly
  - The establishment of A-WEB was officially announced
  - The A-WEB Charter was approved. (Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary General, Executive Board members, Oversight & Audit Committee members were elected)
  Nov. Establishment and Operation of Interim Office of A-WEB
  2012 May. The 1st Working Group Meeting (Seoul, ROK)
  - The working group reached an agreement on A-WEB vision and mission
  Sep. The 2nd Working Group Meeting (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  - The working group reached an agreement on A-WEB’s roles, membership, structure and financing
  - NEC was decided to provide secretariat functions until the General Assembly meets and decides on establishing the Secretariat
  2011 Jun. Initial Proposal of the Establishment of A-WEB
  - National Election Commission of the Republic of Korea (NEC) proposed the establishment of a global association for structural support and firm establishment of democratic elections in emerging democracies at the Conference commemorating the 20th year of ACEEEO in Hungary
  Oct. Adoption of Resolution to Establish A-WEB
  - The forum on the Foundation of A-WEB held in Seoul adopted a resolution to establish A-WEB
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- A-WEB Organisation
  
  By ECI, in About Us, July 8, 2019
  
  There was a time when two key words, free and fair, were sufficient to describe a good election; however, as stated in the Charter of A-WEB, adjectives like inclusive, participatory, and transparent are now also required to explain what constitutes a well-run election. Such change reflects the enlarged role of an EMB in ensuring an accurate representation of citizens’ ideas through free and fair elections.
  However, the problem is that the newly established democratic election management bodies have neither capability nor resources to achieve their goals all at the same time. These EMBs are asked to meet the principles of a democratic election, the principles which democratically advanced countries have achieved one by one over the past few centuries. Moreover, due to political and systemic insecurity in the countries in transition to democracy, the international community's economic development assistance is not able to bring a substantial outcome. Recognizing this vicious cycle, the Association of World Election Bodies was founded to systematically support the nascent democracies to achieve good governance and socio-economic improvements that are sustained under political stability.
  Based on these thoughts, A-WEB supports each EMB’s capacity building efforts. For democracy must grow together, we must share our experience and ideas. The international community will foster a venue for a mutual growth through an active cooperation. For this purpose, A-WEB provides training for election officials and organizes various election observations. A-WEB also plans and implements country programs to improve electoral democracy and works in collaboration with other international organizations with a goal of spreading the democratic election system around the globe and taking actions responding to the political and electoral issues of our time.
  A-WEB’s dauntless efforts run on the fuel of passion for the cooperative development of democracy. We are A-WEB, the Association of World Election Bodies.
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CEC Shri Rajiv Kumar delivered keynote address as Chairperson AWEB at the opening ceremony of the 5th General Assembly of AWEB on October 19, 2022 at Cape town, South Africa. On the occassion also handed over the AWEB Flag to Electoral Commission of South Africa, the incoming chair for AWEB.

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CEC Shri Rajiv Kumar delivered keynote address as Chairperson AWEB at the opening ceremony of the 5th General Assembly of AWEB on October 19, 2022 at Cape town, South Africa. On the occassion also handed over the AWEB Flag to Electoral Commission of South Africa, the incoming chair for AWEB.

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CEC Shri Rajiv Kumar delivered keynote address as Chairperson AWEB at the opening ceremony of the 5th General Assembly of AWEB on October 19, 2022 at Cape town, South Africa. On the occassion also handed over the AWEB Flag to Electoral Commission of South Africa, the incoming chair for AWEB.

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