The United Nations supported and provided technical assistance to election commissions , inter alia , in Liberia , Côte d'Ivoire and Burundi . In the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , in close cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP ) -supported Electoral Assistance Project , is undertaking the largest electoral assistance programme in history by providing technical assistance to the Congolese Independent Electoral Commission at Headquarters as well as in 15 field locations nationwide .