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The ’ABC’ of the new Global Civil Society Platform (CPDE)
Principles for CSO Effectiveness on the Day of Human Rights - Development by and for the People!
Civil society submission to the 1st meeting of the Global Partnership Steering Committee
1st Meeting of the Busan Global Partnership Steering Committee coming up
Towards a new Global Partnership for Civil Society - final meeting 8-9 December in Nairobi, Kenya
CSO Development Effectiveness in the MENA region - regional workshop in Erbil, Iraq
Donor perpective on enabling environment - 12 Lessons from DAC Peer Reviews
More concerns on enabling environment and action going forward
Building Blocks
The Building Blocks are voluntary initiatives launched at the Fourth High Level Forum (HLF4) enabling development partners and organisations to unite behind pressing development issues and to make concentrated efforts to further progress in areas which may be beyond the commitments of the Busan Partnership. There are also 2 voluntary initiatives called Action Plans that emerged to guide the post Busan efforts. Finally, civil society is promoting the creation of two more Building Blocks - Human Rights Based Approach and Enabling Environment, which they consider relevant to advance within the Busan Partnership frame.
On this page, you will find an overview of the Building Blocks initiatives in progress.
To see all documentation and activities for a specific building block, scroll down the page or click on Building Block titile in the table below.
Overview of Building Blocks and Action Plans for post-Busan implementation
Letter of Talaat Abdel-Malek, Chair, Working Party on Aid Effectiveness (WP-EFF), on the Building Blocks and other voluntary alliances: 24 February 2012
| Building Block | Overview for the HLF4 | Latest Update |
|---|---|---|
| Fragile States | Overview | Update 16 March 2012 |
| South-South Cooperation | Overview | Update (following meeting launching the Building Block on March 5-6 2012) |
| Public Private Cooperation | Overview | Update 9 March 2012 |
| Climate Finance | Overview | Update 11 April 2012 |
| Transparency | Overview | Update 15 March 2012 |
| Effective Institutions and Policies | Overview | Update |
| Results and Accountability | Overview | Update 9 March 2012 |
| Managing Diversity and Reducing Fragmentation | Overview | Update 9 March 2012 |
| Human Rights-Based Approach | Overview | |
| Enabling Environment | Background | April 2012 |
| Gender Equality (Action Plan) | Overview | Update |
| Statistics (Action Plan) | Overview | Update 16 March 2012 |
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Documentation and activities for each building block: scroll down on the page
Overview of Building Blocks status updates (BetterAid website): Scroll down on the page
Building Blocks page on the HLF4 website.
Documentation and Activities per Building Block
FRAGILE STATES
Background Documents
| Document | Date | Languages |
|---|---|---|
| IDPS Strategic Vision and Work Programme 2012 | March 2012 | English; French |
| A New Deal for engagement in fragile states | December 2011 | English; French; Spanish; Arabic |
| Concept Note for the HLF4, OECD | November 2011 | English; French |
| Report International Engagement in Fragile States: Can’t we do better?, OECD | October 2011 | English |
| The Monrovia Roadmap on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding | July 2011 | English |
| The Dili Declaration | April 2010 | English; French |
Activities
CSO reactions and contributions
| Organisation | Associated Documents |
|---|---|
| NEW Various CSOs | Joint statement by civil society organisations: Bringing peace into the post-2015 development framework (also available in French) |
| International Peace Institute | Busan and Beyond: Implementing the New Deal for Fragile States |
| SaferWorld | The peacebuilding potential of fragility assessments |
| Various CSO | CSO Recommendations to the IDPS |
| Interpeace | What the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding has not talked about |
| SaferWorld | Peacebuilding in international policy: a to-do list after Busan |
| FriEnt | Post-Busan: Implementing the New Deal for Fragile States (link in GERMAN) |
| Various CSO | Evaluation of the Building Block on Conflict and Fragility |
- More information on the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding website
SOUTH-SOUTH AND TRIANGULAR COOPERATION
Background Documents
| Document | Date | Languages |
|---|---|---|
| Concept Note for the HLF4, OECD | November 2011 | English; French |
| Building Block Proposal: Unlocking the Potential of Horizontal Partnerships for Better Development Outcomes | November 2011 | English |
| Post-Busan Scenarios | February 2012 | English |
Building Block Activities
- First BB Meeting - Brussels, 5-6 March 2012
| Associated Documents | Languages |
|---|---|
| Draft Summary | English |
| Concept Note + Agenda | English |
| Malawi Inputs | English |
| Guiding Note on Reverse Linkages and Presentation by Islamic Development Bank Group | English |
| Intervention by Mr. Charles Borromée Todjinou from Benin | French |
| Intervention by Mr. Rodrigo Rivera Salazar from Colombia | Spanish |
| Intervention by Mr. Baraya from Nigeria | English |
| Intervention by Mr. Ricardo Cortés | Spanish |
| List of participants | French |
- More information on the South-South Opportunity website
CLIMATE CHANGE FINANCE
Background Documents
| Document | Date | Languages |
|---|---|---|
| Concept Note | November 2011 | English; French |
| Draft Implementation Plan | April 2012 | English |
Building Block Activities
- Busan Building Block: Climate Finance and Development Effectiveness: A presentation at Rio+20 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18 June 2012
| Associated Documents | Languages |
|---|---|
| Event overview | English |
- First Regional Dialogue on Climate Change Finance and Development Effectiveness - Tela, Honduras, 2-4 May 2012
| Associated Documents | Languages |
|---|---|
| Draft Agenda | English |
| Concept Note | English; Spanish |
| Annex 1: Country templates in climate finance | English; Spanish |
| Preliminary Summary | English; Spanish |
| Background information | Spanish |
| Effective climate finance: Experiences in Honduras | Spanish |
| Press Release | English, Spanish |
| Tela Conclusions | English |
- More information on the event’s website
- BB Side Event at Rio+20 Conference - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18 June 2012
| Associated Documents | Languages |
|---|---|
| Invitation Flyer | English |
| Presentation | English |
- BB Side Event at the Conference of the Parties (COP 18), Doha, Qatar, 1 December
| Associated Documents | Languages |
|---|---|
| Invitation | English |
MANAGING DIVERSITY AND REDUCING FRAGMENTATION
Background Documents
| Document | Date | Languages |
|---|---|---|
| Concept Note | November 2011 | English; French |
Building Block Activities
First BB Meeting - UNESCO, Paris, June 28, 2012
| Associated Documents | Languages |
|---|---|
| Agenda | English |
HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH
Background Documents
| Document | Date | Languages |
|---|---|---|
| HLF4 Thematic Session Summary | November 2011 | English |
| Human Rights and Aid Effectiveness: Key Messages on Sectors | 2010 | English |
| DAC Action-oriented Policy Paper on Human Rights and Development | 2007 | English |
Activities
Round-table discussion on Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) in the post-Busan framework - OECD Headquarters, Paris, 27 June 2012
| Associated Documents | Languages |
|---|---|
| Invitation | English |
| Background Paper | English |
CSO ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
Background Documents
| Document | Date | Languages |
|---|---|---|
| Backgrounder on the creation of a BB | April 2012 | English |
| Monitoring the enabling environment for civil society: an overview of CIVICUS activities | May 2012 | English |
| Draft Composite Index for Enabling Environment for Civil Society | May 2012 | English |
Activities
- Multi-stakeholder Meeting on Exploring Options for the Builiding Block, Amsterdam, 18-19 April 2012
| Associated Documents | Languages |
|---|---|
| Agenda | English |
| Backgrounder on the creation of a BB | English |
| Meeting Report | English |
| Proposal on a re-newed Task Team | English |
| Comments on Proposed Indicators, Targets and Process for Global Monitoring of the Busan Partnership submitted to the PBIG for discussion | English |
EFFECTIVE INSTITUTIONS
Background Documents
| Document | Date | Languages |
|---|---|---|
| Concept Note | November 2011 | English; French |
| Update | March 2012 | English |
| New Consensus on Effective Institutions | June 2012 | English |
| Consultation on Public Procurement Results | Mid 2012 | English |
| Future of PFM Taskforce | May 2012 | English |
| Effective institutions mapping | September 2012 | English |
Activities
- First BB Meeting, 26 June 2012 - Paris, France
| Associated Documents | Languages |
|---|---|
| Meeting summary | English |
- Global Forum on Public Governance, 21 November 2012 - Paris, France
| Associated Documents | Languages |
|---|---|
| Website | English, French |
PUBLIC PRIVATE COOPERATION
Background Documents
| Document | Date | Languages |
|---|---|---|
| Concept Note | November 2011 | English; French |
| Update | March 2012 | English |
Activities
- First BB Meeting, 27 June 2012 - Paris, France
| Associated Documents | Languages |
|---|---|
| Draft Agenda | English |
RESULTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Background Documents
| Document | Date | Languages |
|---|---|---|
| Concept Note | November 2011 | English, French |
Activities
- Africa Regional Meeting, 11 - 13 September 2012 - Lusaka, Zambia
| Associated Documents | Languages |
|---|---|
| Draft Agenda | English |
| Concept Note | English |
- Regional Seminar, 21 - 22 November 2012 - Cotonou, Benin
| Associated Documents | Languages |
|---|---|
| Draft Agenda | English |
| Concept Note | English |
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