The delegation will be led by Jordan Ryan, vice president of the Carter Center’s peace programs. The Carter Center has observed 103 elections in 39 countries. It conducts election observation in accordance with the Declaration of Principles of International Election Observation and Code of Conduct for International Election Observation adopted at the United Nations in 2005. BackgroundAt the end of the war in Liberia in 2003, The Carter Center affirmed its long-standing commitment to the people of Liberia and joined them to help rebuild their country and consolidate the peace. The Carter Center’s election observation work in Liberia is conducted independently of other programming.

Source: Front Page Africa February 17, 2017 02:29 UTC