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ANE Regional Activities
>> Regional Overview >> ANE Regional Activities Overview ACTIVITY DATA SHEET
PROGRAM: Asia and the Near East Regional
TITLE AND NUMBER: East Asia Regional Democracy Fund, 498-016
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2000 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: None.
PROPOSED FY 2001 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: None.
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 1998 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2001Summary: In recent years, the trend in the East Asia and Pacific region has been a transition from autocratic governments toward democracies and democratic institutions. However, the development has been, at best, uneven. The Regional Democracy Fund (RDF) supports the U.S. goal of increasing democracy, rule of law, and adherence to human rights.
Key Results: The RDF support projects that promote democratic institution-building in key countries in East Asia and the Pacific where the transition to democracy is in progress. Support is given to projects that:
- Create and enhance or enhance civil societies that can advocate on behalf of human rights, women's rights, workers rights, the rule of law, and freedom of the press and assembly;
- Promote regional dialogue focused on strengthening intra-regional networks of human and worker rights NGOs and on heightening the attention paid to human rights by Asian government
Performance and Prospects: In FY 2001, activities may continue to focus on the following:
- reduce governmental restrictions on freedom of association for political parties, journalists, NGOs, and other civil society groups leading toward the establishment of more pluralistic societies;
- increase the participation of international monitors in national elections;
- provide training in rule of law for both civilian and military leaders, encouraging the reduction of military involvement in governance
- support the enactment and enforcement of laws that increase transparency at all levels of government, that protect labor rights workplace health and safety, equality in the workplace, and that encourage free trade unions and improved adherence to International Labor Organization standards.
Possible Adjustments to Plans: In FY 2001, regional democracy activities will be notified under the strategic objective 498-036, "Improve East Asia Regional Stability through Democracy and Human Rights."
Other Donor Programs: A number of donors are engaged in anti-trafficking and other women's empowerment programs in the region. These include: Australia, Germany, and the EU. U.S. Government programs are carefully coordinated.
Principal Contractors, Grantees or Agencies: To be determined.
Selected Performance Indicators: Indicators for the program will be reported under strategic objective 498-036. These may include: (a) increased passage and implementation of laws that protect civil liberties and due process; (b) Increased registration of labor federations and unions; (c) increased activism on the part of ASEAN human rights groups for including human rights on ASEAN member agendas.
U.S. Financing
(In thousands of dollars)
Obligations Expenditures Unliquidated Through September 30, 1999 0 DA 0 DA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 5,172 ESF 2,536 ESF 2,636 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA Fiscal Year 2000 0 DA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA Through September 30, 2000 0 DA 0 DA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 5,172 ESF 2,536 ESF 2,636 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA Prior Year Unobligated Funds 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Planned Fiscal Year 2001 NOA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Total Planned Fiscal Year 2001 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Future Obligations Est. Total Cost Proposed Fiscal Year 2002 NOA 0 DA 0 DA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 5,172 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA The FY 2001 and future activities and funding related to this SO have been moved to SO 498-036.
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