News and updates from BCSDN and the region
One World Media is looking for applications for the Coronavirus Reporting Award 2020. Supported by EBRD, the Award is launched in response to journalists and filmmakers’ exceptional work covering the COVID-19 pandemic impact in the developing countries. The One World Media wants to champion stories that show us what is happening beyond our borders and
Read more →OGP is launching an Expression of Interest (EOI) for local governments interested in joining the program. Local members will have access to online structured orientation and ongoing learning program to plan, design, and implement open government reforms, co-create OGP action plans, and strengthen open government skills. Local jurisdictions (states, provinces, devolved nations, cities, towns, municipalities,
Read more →The International Peace Research Association Foundation (IPRAF) is currently accepting applications for its Peace Research Grants Program to enhance peace processes. The mission of the IPRA Foundation is to advance the field of peace research thorough investigation into the causes of conflict and the examination of alternatives to violence. Peace researchers inform peace activities that
Read more →The WB Fellowship Programme at the Austrian Parliament in cooperation with the EFB is a practice-oriented educational program for civil servants working in the National Parliaments of WB countries. The purpose of the program is to give impetus to the EU integration-driven reforms of the WB Parliament’s administrations by building individuals’ capacities who are acting
Read more →The funding for the call is provided by SIDA, with the project “Protecting Civic Space- Regional Civil Society Development Hub”, implemented by BCSDN. Ad-hoc support is an instrument established to provide rapid funding for a CSO’s immediate need or for innovation to promote civic space ONLY when there is insufficient time to operate through the
Read more →To support the activities implemented by the Regional Hub, funded by SIDA an expert database will be established, comprising of individuals demonstrating a good understanding of current civic space trends in the WB region and experience on issues related to civil society (democracy, human rights, good governance and transparency, gender equality, social justice, environment and climate change, etc.). The
Read more →BCSDN is happy to inform you that we have developed a special section of our website dedicated to the Regional Civil Society Development Hub. BCSDN’s Regional Hub is established with the project “Protecting Civic Space- Regional Civil Society Development Hub”, financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and implemented by BCSDN. The structure
Read more →The “Future of Europe CSO Network” urges European Institutions, Member States, and the upcoming Presidency of the Council of the EU to ensure that the Conference on the Future of Europe will start promptly. The Conference’s scope should be broad and aimed at developing policy priorities that matter to citizens and institutional proposals, including proposals
Read more →More than 200 civil society groups from over 50 countries that operate internationally call on the United Nations and its member governments to establish the instrument of a World Citizens’ Initiative that would enable citizens to put items on the UN’s agenda. The campaign, coordinated under the slogan of “We the Peoples,” was initiated by
Read more →More than 500 political, civil leaders, Nobel Laureates, and pro-democracy institutions have signed an open letter to defend democracy, warning that the freedoms are under threat from governments who are using the crisis to tighten their grip on power. The coronavirus pandemic poses severe threats to democracy. Many governments worldwide have assembled emergency powers that
Read more →The report “Assessment on the State of the Enabling Environment and Capacities of Civil Society against the Guidelines for EU support to Civil Society in Enlargement Region, 2014-2020” for the period 2018-2019 was prepared by a consortia of researchers led by BCSDN. It presents key findings, conclusions, and recommendations concerning the three major areas: a
Read more →The report updates the interim report published in November 2019, and affiliates the main conclusions from the EESC’s high-level Conference on the rule of law, presenting an increasing weakening and stigmatization of civil society in Europe over the last years. Freedom of association, including the right of CSOs to freely conduct their activities and access
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