it is a really a double role between the ecc and the iec. the ecc is the reactive compound it. we can only react -- we can only act if there is an incident. they take remedial measures. it really failed to do that. that was all put to the ecc. hopefully, we performed our job adequately. it is an overwhelming task and there needs to be a partnership between the two institutions. at the headquarters level, what you need to look to is, has learning occurred? we've not seen any statements in that say their work fundamental flaws and that they're going to correct it. unless that happens, you have to look at changing the management level if you are going to have a significant improvement for next year. more broadly at the provincial level, fraud occurred in an individual polling stations, quite remote locations. as a basis -- as a result of our investigations just in the presidential race, we found that 1400 polling stations had 100% fraud. our methodology is that if we found significant evidence of corruption, we would invalidate the whole station. 1400 stations. individuals worry -

the ecc in 2009 constituted some 260 people. we had a headquarters in kabul and offices in all 34 provinces are around the country. i would like to say that one of the things that i was enormously proud of and i think the commission as a whole was enormously proud of where the efforts of the staff around the country. of that number, only about 118 were afghan nationals -- and i do not think there was one individual on staff that had been with the ecc prior to 2005. we were working with an entirely new group of people. in addition to our official role, which everybody looked on with great interest, one of the other major roles that we had was a professional development 1. and to bring a group of people that had never been involved in an electoral complete capacity prior and to get them to understand what their roles and responsibilities were and to have them actually undertake those responsibilities, those functions was an enormous undertaking wafor these electio. one of the challenges that we had in 2009 was that we were establi

unfortunately, we did not have a commissioner -- of female commissioner on the ecc in 2005. one of the recommendations going forward from 2009 will be to look at this and ensure that women are more inclusive in the organization, not just at the headquarters level but around the country. i think we have one office that had to women commissioners and at male colleague, but by and large, we were underrepresented with women in the organization, which was unfortunate. given the circumstances, we cannot really do much about it. >> on the question of the division of labor between the different un agencies, there are many models throughout the world about how the un organizes itself in terms of supporting the election. the afghan model is slightly unusual in the sense that there is a security council mandate that does not have a military component. i am not sure if this is a consequence of it. traditionally when we have a mission, that is usually the one delivering and electoral assistance. untp is our partner in over 40 countries now in terms of delivering it electoral assistance a

unfortunately, we did not have a commissioner -- of female commissioner on the ecc in 2005.f the recommendations going forward from 2009 will be to look at this and ensure that women are more inclusive in the organization, not just at the headquarters level but around the country. i think we have one office that had to women commissioners and at male colleague, but by and large, we were underrepresented with women in the organization, which was unfortunate. given the circumstances, we cannot really do much about it. >> on the question of the division of labor between the different un agencies, there are many models throughout the world about how the un organizes itself in terms of supporting the election. the afghan model is slightly unusual in the sense that there is a security council mandate that does not have a military component. i am not sure if this is a consequence of it. traditionally when we have a mission, that is usually the one delivering and electoral assistance. untp is our partner in over 40 countries now in terms of delivering it electoral assistance and has

this morning and i think what i would like to do is lead off with a bit of the introduction to the ecc. as many of you know, it's temporary -- of the two electoral bodies in afghanistan, the independent election commission and the electoral complaints commission, the e.c.c. is a temporary body. it's only in existence for the period of the election campaign. it will cease to exist, its mandate ceases to exist up to 30 days after certification of final results. our understanding from a few days ago is that the final certified results for released in sort of late third week of december, our mandate officially ends about the 25th of january. our mandate as described under law, the e.c.c.'s mandate, is to investigate and adjudicate all challenges and complaints with respect to the electoral process. we have a role both within the nomination period, when candidates come forward with their nomination papers, as well as during the campaign period and after the campaign period. the e.c.c. in 2009 constituted some, i guess, 250 or 260 people. we had headquarters at kabul and offices in all 34 pr