Context: Recently, ECI host an international webinar on ‘Issues, Challenges and Protocols for Conducting Elections during COVID-19: Sharing Country Experiences’.

• The webinar is on the occasion of the Election Commission completing one year of chairmanship of the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB).
• Over 120 delegates from 45 countries across the world will participate in the webinar.

About the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB)

• It is the largest association of Election Management Bodies (EMBs) worldwide.
• At present A-WEB has 115 EMBs as Members & 16 Regional Associations/Organisations as Associate Members.
• ECI is closely associated with A-WEB. The name A-WEB was suggested by the ECI of India.
• The organisation provides training programmes to election officials of member countries upon request and also offers support during the election cycle to boost election management capacity.
• The India A-WEB Centre is located in New Delhi.
• A-WEB was established in South Korea in 2013.
• The current chairman of the organisation is India’s Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora.