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Uncategorized 13 May 2016

CfP: OPEC Fund for International Development Supporting Actions Against Poverty (Deadline: Ongoing)

OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) supports initiatives aimed at enhancing livelihoods by addressing challenges in areas such as education, energy poverty, food security, public health, water supply and sanitation, which may not be directly funded through other financing windows. OFID’s grant program includes technical assistance for small-scale social schemes, sponsorship for research and other

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Uncategorized 13 May 2016

CfP: In Your Focus Programme: Support to Local Print and Online Media in Serbia (Deadline: 04.05.2016)

Within the framework of the “In Your Focus” project, a program for support of local print and online media through allocation of small grants has been announced. The aim of the “In Your Focus” project is to contribute to improving the capacity of local journalists and media to produce investigative stories with the cooperation and support of

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Uncategorized 13 May 2016

Slovenia: All Public Benefit Organizations Are Now Exempt from Administrative Taxes

In April 2016, the National Assembly of Slovenia passed the amendment on the Law on Administrative Taxes, according to which all public benefit organizations (PBOs) are now exempt from all administrative taxes. During August 2015, the Ministry of Public Administration drafted amendments to the Law on Administrative Taxes, with which associations, charities, foundations and institutions

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Uncategorized 13 May 2016

Citizens Appeal to the Croatian Government to Preserve the Croatian Model for Support to Civil Society Development

On 9th May, more than 500 civil society activists came to St. Mark’s Square in Zagreb to urge the government to preserve the Croatian model for support to civil society development. Representatives of the “For Strong Civil Society!” initiative emphasized that the aim of the massive gathering is to attack the public institutions and the

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Uncategorized 13 May 2016

Civil Society Europe Civil Dialogue Survey

Civil Society Europe and its working group on Civil Society Recognition has prepared an online questionnaire on an assessment of civil dialogue mechanisms open for both European and national NGOs and associations. The responses to the questionnaire as well as the results of interviews with CSOs and EU institutions will contribute to the preparation of

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Uncategorized 13 May 2016

Sign on for NGO Letter Regarding UN NGO Committee (Deadline: 18.05.2016)

The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Committee on NGOs (the Committee) considers applications by NGOs for ECOSOC accreditation and, as such, is a key gateway for CSOs to gain access to the UN. However, the Committee operates in a highly politicised manner, in particular regarding applications for accreditation from human rights organisations. The Committee

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Uncategorized 13 May 2016

Montenegro: Financing of CSOs from Local Self-Governments’ Budgets During 2015

CRNVO published a Report on Financing CSOs in Montenegro from the Budgets of Local Self-Governments (LSGs) during 2015. The data have been collected through requests for access to information of public interest and manual search of municipalities’ websites. The data show that further improvements on the allocation of resources to CSOs at the local level

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Uncategorized 13 May 2016

Croatia: Public Consultations in Adopting Laws and Regulation in 2015

The Government Office for Cooperation with CSOs in Croatia published a report on the implementation of consultations with the interested public in procedures of adopting laws, other regulations and acts in 2015, which was adopted by the Croatian Government at its 17th session held on 28th April. The report was prepared in accordance with the

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Uncategorized 13 May 2016

Blog: More People, More Agency – Turning Protests into Movements

A global threat to civil liberties is unfolding, undermining democracy around the world. As protests multiply worldwide and activists powered by mobile technology and social networks proliferate, a counter-reaction by governments – not only in the Global South (something that does not make news due to their track-record of abuses in the not-so-distant past) but

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Uncategorized 13 May 2016

International Development Finance: The Need for More Transparency

One of the oldest paradoxes of development centers on the balance between inputs and outputs, broadly defined, and raise some important issues. This question is all the more poignant as international aid continues to dwindle in an era where nations increasingly resort to austerity. Contrary to popular perceptions, aid is not just money – however,

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Capacity-building of CS 10 May 2016

Job Security in CSOs in Kosovo: Implementation of Labour Legislation

Kosovar Centre for Security Studies (KCSS), on 7th of December 2015 in Prishtina, has organized the conference on “Job Security in Civil Society Organizations: Implementation of Labour Legislation”. The aim of this event was to launch the preliminary findings of the research paper that focuses on the treatment of CSOs in the framework of labor legislation and

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Uncategorized 28 April 2016

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the 21st Century

the Global Citizenship Commission, convened under the leadership of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to re-examine the spirit and role of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), has launched its landmark report “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the 21st Century: A Living Document in a Changing World.” The report and appendices

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