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Civil Society Reflections on Progress in Achieving Development Effectiveness: Inclusion, Accountability and Transparency

The publication presents CPDE’s contribution to the 2018-19 Third Monitoring Exercise of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC). Its Key Messages and Recommendations aim to inform and augment dialogue in the GPEDC. CPDE is committed to dialogue on outstanding development effectiveness challenges, including ‘unfinished businesses for many key commitments and indicators agreed in

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International Civil Society Week 2019 Report Published

CIVICUS published the report for the International Civil Society Week (ICSW) 2019. The ICSW 2019, was organized in partnership between CIVICUS and Civic Initiatives from Serbia, as local hosts, and BCSDN. The event brought together over 700 international delegates from 93 countries in Belgrade to engage in dialogue and actions around working together to enable

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Balkan Barometer 2019: Public Opinion Survey

The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) presents the fifth instalment of the Balkan Barometer, an annual survey of regional perceptions and attitudes across a wide array of social, political and economic factors impacting life in South East Europe (SEE). The survey’s result, are modestly optimistic, showing growing support for EU membership with more than half of

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Civil Society Reflections on the Voluntary National Review Process and Sustainable Development Goals Implementation

The document presents the Key Findings and Recommendations of the reflection document on SDG national level implementation and the VNR process. The CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) conducted the study this May-June 2019 in countries whose governments presented their VNRs in the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF). The objective/s of the study was to reflect

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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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ECF: A New EU-Way is Needed

After the intense election period, it is time to draw lessons from messages in the ballot boxes and think about the key responsibilities of the EU leaders in the time to come. The votes express fragmentation of our societies, as a consequence of past and current policies. The increased participation clearly indicates that voters mobilised

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Rule of Law Should Be on the Agenda of the Berlin Process

The rule of law has to be one of the main goals of the Berlin Process and it is necessary to bring the reforms closer to citizens in a less complicated way and improve regional cooperation – this was the conclusion of the panel discussion “The Berlin Process: Ahead of the Poznań Summit” organised by

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