News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The PAR Monitor cycle enables the comparison of trends against the baseline results of the PAR Monitor for 2017/2018 and indicates slight progress at best in the WB generally. In the policy development area, PAR Monitor 2019/2020 starts by focusing on the information available to citizens on governmental performance. Evidence shows that citizens of the
Read more →CRNVO and BCSDN are pleased to present the fifth edition of the 2019 MM Report on Enabling Environment for CSDev for Montenegro. According to the findings, there are still many obstacles in the work of CSOs. There is no Register on CSOs updated regularly; Current fiscal policies provide enough incentives for work of CSOs, individuals
Read more →Prepared within the scope of Monitoring and Enhancing Enabling Environment for Civil Society Project financed by the EU, BCSDN’s member organization from Turkey, TUSEV published the Monitoring Matrix on Enabling Environment for Civil Society 2019. Prepared following the General Monitoring Matrix Methodology, the report presents the state of civil society in terms of Basic Legal
Read more →BCSDN is glad to present the CSOSI 2019 Report for North Macedonia. The report is part of the latest edition of the Civil Society Organization (CSOSI) Sustainability Index for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. BCSDN has partnered with USAID and FHI 360 to produce the CSOSI for Macedonia 2019, examining the overall sustainability of
Read more →On 23 July 2020, the Civil Society Resource Centre together with its leading implementing partner and BCSDN member –MCIC organized an online event for presenting the findings from the monitoring of the enabling environment for civil society in 2019 in North Macedonia, conducted through the Monitoring Matrix for Civil Society Development. According to the findings
Read more →During the United Nations High-Level Political Forum 2020, the global civil society platform CPDE, warned on being off-track in achieving the SDGs, which are under further threat amid COVID-19, as indicated in its survey on the implementation of the SDGs and the Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs). The HLPF 2020 is the UN’s main platform for
Read more →The advocacy paper published by IDSC shares and supports the position of the European Commission, that CSOs are natural partners to the Parliament, apart from the institutions of the system, emphasizing that both the Parliament and CSOs represent and safeguard the same interests – the interests of the citizens of North Macedonia The paper focuses
Read more →An online conference was organized by BCSDN and ECNL on 13 July 2020, its goal being to facilitate a discussion about the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on public participation, also to explore how to promote participatory and multi-stakeholder approaches in the relief of the crisis. The conference aimed to explore the challenges for public participation
Read more →BCSDN invites CSOs form the Western Balkans to take part in the Regional Civil Society Development Hub activities. The Hub aims to support the effective, transparent, and accountable CSOs from the region in their continuous efforts to protect and promote civic space, by providing different funding opportunities and means of cooperation. The Hub will serve
Read more →The Sustainable Development Report 2020 presents the SDG Index and Dashboards for all UN member states, and frames the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) implementation in terms of six broad transformations. The first part reviewed the early responses and identified short-term priorities for action by governments and their partners worldwide, including the international community. It also
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
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