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Democracy Assistance: State Should Improve Information Sharing with Embassies

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Jan. 28, 2020
Release Date Jan. 28, 2020
Report No. GAO-20-173
Summary:

Congress funds efforts to bolster democracy abroad as a way to promote American values, national security, and economic opportunity. This has included work aimed at strengthening human rights, independent media, and the rule of law.

The State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development allocated over $8.8 billion for democracy assistance in fiscal years 2015-2018. The agencies coordinate their efforts in various ways and have sought to avoid duplication.

However, State could do a better job sharing information on its democracy assistance projects internally. We recommended it develop a way to do so.

The State Department and USAID coordinated democracy assistance to support elections in Nigeria.

A person casts a vote in a ballot box in Nigeria

A person casts a vote in a ballot box in Nigeria

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