Working with other organisations

Working with other organisations and missions in the field

We work with a number of organisations involved in observing elections such as the African Union (AU), Southern African Development Community, Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), Organisation for American States (OAS) and the European Union (EU). They are also all signatories of the Declaration of Principles and Code of Conduct for observer missions. For example, we have undertaken a joint mission with the PIF in Papua New Guinea and co-operated closely with the AU, OAS and EU in many countries. We also work with a number of domestic observer groups.

Working with other Commonwealth organisations

We also collaborate with other organisations within the Commonwealth such as the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF). In Guyana, for example, we worked with the CPA in 2007 to help the government set up their strategic plan, to identify ways to strengthen the capacity of the parliament and provide a framework for development of parliamentary procedures and staffing. We also brought together media and parliamentarians in another joint Secretariat-CPA seminar in Guyana to see how these two institutions can work better together.