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CfP: Building Administrative Capacities of the Countries of the Western Balkans and the Republic of Moldova – Cycle II, Western Balkans, Moldova (Deadline: 2 August 2019)

The aim of the Programme was to strengthen the governance structures of the countries in the region and to prepare them for possible accession to the European Union, with focus on local and regional governments. The three key reform pillars on this path are rule of law, economic governance and public administration reform. The overall

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CfP: Call for Small Grants: Strengthening the Capacity of Civil Society Organizations for Active Participation in EU Accession Negotiations- Serbia (Deadline: 30 August 2019)

The grants aim to support CSOs of the Republic of Serbia to participate actively in the process of EU accession negotiations in relation to the economic criteria. For the Small Grants Program, a total sum of 25,000 EUR has been set, while the maximum amount of the individual grant is up to 6,000 EUR. The

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CfP: Framework Partnership Agreements and Associated Operating Grants- Kosovo (Deadline 20 August 2019)

The global objective of the call is to strengthen capacities of CSOs, advancing their role of competent, transparent, accountable civil society actors. The specific objective is to support long-term commitment of civil society actors in giving citizens a voice to influence public sector reforms through evidence based programmes, analysis, monitoring and concrete advocacy initiatives. The

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CfA: UN Young Professionals Programme, New York (Deadline: 31 July 2019)

The Young Professionals Programme (YPP) is a recruitment initiative for talented, highly qualified professionals to start a career as an international civil servant with the United Nations Secretariat. It consists of an entrance examination and professional development programs. The YPP examination is held once a year and is open to nationals of countries participating in

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CfA: Balkan Says 2019. 9-12 October, 2019, Ljubljana (Deadline: 11 August 2019)

Balkan SAYS Security Architecture Youth Seminar is youth oriented international security seminar. Its mission is to connect students and young professionals, to discuss important security topics with distinguished speakers and search for fresh views and new solutions to the most pressing issues of the Balkan region. The 7th annual Balkan SAYS seminar is looking for

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NEW! Balkan Civic Practices: Resilience through Togetherness Published

The second Balkan Civic Practices edition, with eight contributions from our network and partners, shares stories of CSOs actions in times of shrinking civic space in the Balkans and the wider Europe. From joint action by building national and transnational, thematic and cross-sector alliances, to creating synergies between traditional civil society organizations and non-formal social

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First GPEDC Senior Level Meeting Held in New York

The First Senior Level Meeting (SLM) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) was held from July 13 to 14 at the UN Headquarters in New York, on the margins of the UN HLFP on Sustainable Development, bringing together more than 500 key representatives from development actors around the world, including our Balkan

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There Can Be No Sustainable Development without Respect for Human Rights

Civil society groups across the globe make significant contributions to development and the Sustainable Development Goals cannot be fully realised if the onslaught on civil society and human rights defenders continues, concluded the FoAA consultations in May 2019 in Johanessburg. More than 60 representatives of civil society from 25 countries met in Johannesburg, South Africa

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Global Civil Society Report on the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs

The Spotlight Report 2019 dives more deeply into the (global) governance arrangements and institutions that will be necessary to implement alternative policies and to unleash the transformative potential of the SDGs. It offers analysis and recommendations on how to strengthen inclusive and participatory governance and to overcome obstacles and gaps in the implementation of the

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