ENGAGING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN ELECTIONS About 5 percent of the world’s population identify as Indigenous, including more than 5,000 cultures that speak over 4,000 languages. Globally, Indigenous Peoples face the continuing impacts of historic injustice, which include barriers to exercising their right to vote. Marking the first global report on Indigenous Peoples and elections since the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, IFES and its civil society partners published Engaging Indigenous Peoples in Elections: Identifying International Good Practices through Case Studies in Guatemala, Kenya, and Nepal. Learn about the barriers that Indigenous Peoples face and how to take steps to eliminate them. STORY SPOTLIGHT: DELIVERING EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE IN NORTH MACEDONIA Vera is a firm believer in democracy. She was appointed as an integrity officer in 2023 in North Macedonia to contribute to combatting deep-rooted corruption and promoting trust in the work of public administration. This is no easy task. Integrity officers are often required to immediately dive into their roles, leading the process of drafting documents and rulebooks and monitoring their delivery in designated institutions. But given limited human and financial resources, many integrity officers aren’t properly informed on what is required of their role and the larger picture of achieving strategic outcomes. Under the Anti-Corruption and Integrity (ACI) Activity, implemented by IFES in North Macedonia, more than 80 integrity officers learned about the fundamentals of the integrity system and the challenges for implementation, leading to 53 new integrity declarations signed by various state institutions at the central and local level. Read more to find out how Vera will carry on the lessons she learned into her job. | 
