News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The global objective of this call for proposals is to contribute, through supporting civil society organisations, to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms and to contribute to the strengthening of the international framework for the promotion and protection of human rights, justice and the rule of law. The specific objectives of
Read more →Center for Civil Communications (CCC) in collaboration with the NGO Infocentre and BIRN Macedonia as part of the project “Investigative Journalism for encouraging reforms,” funded by the European Union through the program to support civil society and media freedom in 2014, announce the call for Applications for civil society organizations (CSOs) for actions related to
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Read more →The European Social Enterprise Law Association is an international network of social enterprise experts, with members ranging from law firms through academic institutions to expert individuals. The ESELA Annual Conference will be taking place this year on 28 April in Brussels on the theme of ‘Teaming Up in the Middle: How Business and Not for Profits Jointly
Read more →BCSDN has once again laid out in its Position on how this new phase of EU regional support to civil society should look like. EU should maintain a genuine regional approach and efforts so as to achieve greater in-country effectiveness, while remaining linked to the common objective for these countries. EU support should focus on
Read more →The Amnesty International Report 2016/17 documents the state of human rights in 159 countries and territories during 2016. For millions, 2016 was a year of…
Read more →The 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals that trust is in crisis around the world. The general population’s trust in all four key sectors — business, government, CSOs, and media — has declined broadly, a phenomenon not reported since Edelman began tracking trust in these segments in 2012. With the decline of trust, the majority of
Read more →Kosovo, in its latest endeavor to further improve the inclusion of civil society in public decision making, has launched a new online platform for Consultation with the Public. The promotion of said platform was held on 22th February in Prishtina. Through this online platform the Kosovo government will seek to facilitate the communication between the
Read more →On March 3rd, 2017 (Friday), 13:00 – 14:00hrs, CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation will be streaming the “Backsliding on Civic Space in Democracies” on their Facebook Page. The event will provide an opportunity for the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and civil society leaders to reflect on the global
Read more →The Center for Global Prosperity (CGP) at the Hudson Institute has recently presented the 2016 Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances. The Index reframes the discussion about the roles of public and private sectors in foreign aid by showing that the full scale of a country’s generosity is measured not just by government aid, but by private
Read more →The Technical Assistance for Civil Society Organizations (TACSO) Project has shared the Regional Directory of Donors providing financial support in the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) countries, with 700+ donors and calls for proposals available for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. The Directory aims to help
Read more →In a public statement circulated in early February, Macedonian ruling party leader and former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski warned civil society organizations to get ready for a ‘final showdown.’ He has also stated that allegedly 90-95% of CSOs in Macedonia are financed by George Soros, or by foreign governments under Soros’ control. According to reports of Macedonian CSOs
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