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MCIC Published the Monitoring Matrix on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development (CSDev) Report 2019 for North Macedonia

MCIC, CSRC, and BCSDN are pleased to present the 7th edition of the MM on EE for CSDev, covering developments in N.Macedonia in 2019. According to the findings, the environment for development of the civil society was relatively enabling. The basic freedoms were guaranteed, with certain restrictions; there were no significant legal changes that influenced

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ACFID Connect: Global Civil Society Perspectives on 2020

The global pandemic has plunged democracies across the world into a state of emergency, prohibiting and punishing mass protest, outlawing social gathering, and restricting commonly held, fundamental rights and freedoms. A strong civil society is essential to ensure that when the pandemic eases, the restrictions are not just repealed but reclaimed with a renewed sense

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Gender Responsive Policy-Making at The Local and National Level, Article Published

Ensuring sustainable gender-equality across public institutions in Kosovo is challenging to attain. The policies are not designed through a gender perspective, and women are not accordingly represented in decision-making positions. The policy article delivers an in-depth analysis of the necessity for integrating gender mainstreaming as a cross-cutting characteristic in the change of policies. It highlights

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Beyond Recovery: Towards 2030 Published

The next phase of UNDP’s COVID-19 crisis response is designed to help decision-makers look beyond recovery, towards 2030, making choices and managing complexity and uncertainty in four main areas: governance, social protection, green economy, and digital disruption. It encompasses our role in technically leading the UN’s socio-economic response. Governments and civil society will need to

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Monitoring the Enabling Enviroment

Partners Albania Published the Monitoring Matrix on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development (CSDev) Report 2019 for Albania

PA for Change and Development, National Resource Center for Civil Society in Albania, and the BCSDN are pleased to present the 7th edition of the MM on Enabling Environment for CSDev, covering developments in Albania in 2019. According to the findings, there is a lack of an electronic register with comprehensive records for CSOs to

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Monitoring the Enabling Enviroment

Civic Initiatives Published the Monitoring Matrix on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development (CSDev) Report 2019 for Serbia

Civic Initiatives and BCSDN are pleased to present the fifth edition of the MM on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development (CSDev), covering developments in Serbia in 2019. According to the findings for 2019, the socio-political environment in Serbia was significantly unfavorable for the operations and development of CSOs. Numerous cases of violations of freedom

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Monitoring the Enabling Enviroment

CRNVO Published the Monitoring Matrix on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development (CSDev) Report 2019 for Montenegro

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

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Monitoring the Enabling Enviroment

TUSEV Published the Monitoring Matrix on Enabling Environment for Civil Society 2019 Report for Turkey

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

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