Appendix Ⅱ U.S. Foreign Assistance Request: Near East: Near East Regional Democracy

摘要

The Near East Regional Democracy (NERD) program will continue to support programmatic initiatives that strengthen democratic organizations and institutions, increase respect for human rights, and further integrate people in the region with the global community. FY 2011 programming will promote freedom of expression, strengthen civil society capacity and advocacy, and increase awareness of, and respect for, human rights, the rule of law, good governance, and political competition. This will be implemented through traditional development methodologies as well as through the harnessing of new technologies such as the Internet.