Background
The creation of UNDEF was announced by UN Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan at the African Union summit on 4 July 2005 . The establishment followed joint proposals from the Governments of the United States and India to strengthen international democracy assistance through multilateralism. The establishment of the Fund was welcomed by all UN Member States at the 2005 World Summit in September that year.
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