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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
CSO Activities and Resources
In this section, you can find information on the activities that CSOs around the world are undertaking to implement the International Framework for CSO Development Effectiveness and the Istanbul Principles for CSO Development Effectiveness therein, and to develop the commitments of the Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation. You will also find a series of CSO implementation and advocacy resources that you can use or adapt for your own processes.
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Click here to access the CSO Activities information (below) Click here or scroll down to jump to CSO Implementation and Advocacy Resources |
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Civil society is also an active participant in the official multi-stakeholder processes to implement the Busan Partnership - go to the Global Partnership Governance and Monitoring page and the Post Busan Interim Group for more information. |
CSO ACTIVITIES
| Section | Content |
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| National CSO Activities | Reports and documentation from CSO consultations and other events on implementing CSO development effectiveness at country level |
| Regional CSO Activities | Reports and documentation from CSO events on implementing development effectiveness at regional level |
| Global CSO Activities | Information on the new Global Civil Society Partnership merging Open Forum and BetterAid |
| Thematic CSO Activities | Reports and documentation on civil society activities in particular sectors including Conflict and Fragility and Trade Unions |
IMPLEMENTATION & ADVOCACY RESOURCES
| Resource | Content | How to use it | Languages |
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| Sample PowerPoint presentation | CSO development effectiveness and the Open Forum process in a nutshell | Use or adapt for your own consultations on CSO development effectiveness | EN - FR - ES |
| Istanbul Principles implementation checklist | List of dimensions to consider before implementing each Principle | As a reference to see how you may be already using the Principles in your daily work and to discover new ways to apply the Principles | EN |
| Case study collection Methodology developed by Canadian Council for International Development Cooperation (CCIC) | Describes the process CCIC underwent to get best practice case studies on the Istanbul Principles in Canada | As a reference to collect targeted case studies in your own country or region | EN |
| Impelmentation Toolkit | Provides an assessment and planning process, accompanied by guidance and concrete examples of tools and indicators, that CSOs might use to put the Istanbul Principles into practice | As a reference guide or handbook during your own planning and implementation process | EN - FR - ES |
| (DRAFT) Practitioner’s Activity Guide | Training methodology to transmit the concepts and collective experience behind the International Framework and the accompanying Toolkits | In planning training or workshop activities to kickstart the implementation process in your CSO network or organization | EN - FR - ES |
| Consolidated CSO advocacy talking points and messages | Proposed advocacy content that CSOs have collectively consolidated at the end of the Post Busan Interim Process | As a reference when engaging in lobbying work with your government around the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation | EN - FR - ES |
| Advocacy Toolkit | A step by step guide to the process of advocating for a more enabling environment, with tips and advice from fellow CSOs in their own contexts | As a reference guide or handbook when planning and executing your own advocacy to governments and donors for a more enabling environment in your country or region | EN - FR - ES |
| Communication Pack | Vast collection of images and presentations to illustrate Open Forum process and outcomes | Download and use in your own awareness-raising and communication material! | EN - FR - ES |
NATIONAL ACTIVITIES
| Country | Organisation | Activity | Date | Associated documents |
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| Bolivia | Red Unitas | Report on Post-Busan Activities | December 2011 | Report; Letter to CSOs to endorse and implement the International Framework for CSO Development Effectiveness; Subscription Form (in Spanish) |
| Bolivia | Red Unitas | National and Thematic Networks Meeting | 29 March 2012 | Agenda; Report on the Changes in Cooperation and Development Policies in Bolivia; Key issues for discussion on the legal framework; Summary Report (in Spanish) |
| Bolivia | Red Unitas | International Networks Meeting | 16 April 2012 | Key issues for discussion on the legal framework; Summary (in Spanish) |
| Burundi | Various CSO | Post-Busan feedback and awareness Workshop | 25 April 2012 | Summary Report |
| Cambodia | Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC) | - Regional Workshop: Revisiting CSO Governance and Accountability in South East Asia in the context of Post High Level Forum 4 in Busan | 13-14 December 2012 | Full Report; Overview |
| - Multi-Stakeholder National Consultation on Promoting Governance and Partnership for Development Effectiveness | 29-30 August 2012 | Concept Note and Agenda; Presentations; Press Release; Outcomes | ||
| Cameroon | Plateforme nationale des organisations de la société civile camerounaise (PLANOSCAM) | National CSO Forum | 12-14 December 2012 | Terms of Reference, Agenda |
| Aid Group Cameroon (various CSO) | - Report on Busan participation and follow-up activities | December 2011 | Report; UPDATED Post-Busan Action Plan | |
| -Second Post-Busan Symposium | 14 June 2012 | Report | ||
| Canada | Canadian Council for International Development Cooperation (CCIC) | Provincial Workshop: From Principles to Practice - Improving Our Development Effectiveness as CSOs | 4-8 March 2012 | Report, Agenda, From Paris to Busan timeline EN, From Paris to Busan timeline FR, Key Concepts EN, Key Concepts FR |
| Cyprus | NGO Support Centre | National Seminar: Understanding Busan: Improving the impact of Civil Society in Cyprus | 26-27 January 2012 | Agenda; Presentation of the Global context; Open Forum Presentation; Istanbul Principles presentation; Mingling Activity; Follow-up questions |
| Colombia | Observatorio de la Cooperación Internacional | National Workshop to develop a CSO strategy to international cooperation | April-May 2012 | Background information; Agenda (Spanish) |
| Georgia | Civil Society Institute | Leads the formation of a Georgian Platform on CSO Development Effectiveness and works on an enabling legal environement for civil society: Tax Code and State Law on Grants | Overview | |
| Japan | Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC) | Third National Consultation on CSO Development Effectiveness: Putting Efforts to Improve Own Development Effectiveness | 17 January 2012 | Agenda |
| Korea | Korea Human Rights Foundation (KHRF) in cooperation with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) | NGO Training on the Istanbul Principles | April 2012 | Conceptual framework of the Training |
| Lebanon | Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) | Informative Session on HLF4 and BCSF Forum | 30 January 2012 | Report |
| Luxembourg | Cercle de Coopération des ONG de Développement | - National seminar on implementation of guidelines based on the Istanbul Principles, with focus on Partnerships (Istanbul Principle 6) | 21, 22 and 23 March 2012 and 16, 17 and 18 April 2012 | - Website (in French), Report (in French) |
| - Workshop on Partners Selection Criteria | 30 May | - Website (in French), Report (in French) | ||
| New Zealand | Council for International Development (CID) | ‘Beyond Busan’ workshops: Christchurch | 14 May 2012; Wellington, 21 May 2012; Auckland, 11 June 2012 | Agenda |
| Zambia | Various CSO | Zambia CSO/Government Policy Dialogue Meeting | June 2012 | Concept Note |
REGIONAL ACTIVITIES
| Region | Organisation | Activity | Date/Location | Associated documents |
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| Europe - Balkan Region | Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN) | 1st Working Group Meeting on Cross-Sector Regional Partnership for Enabling Legal Environment for CSO development | 16th March 2012 | Project Factsheet; More information here |
| African Francophone CSO community | Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) and Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) | Regional Francophone Workshop on Post Busan Challenges for CSO | 27-30 March 2012, Cotonou, Benin | Overview |
| Latin America | Various | From Accra to Busan: Regional input to global documentation project | April 2012 | Findings and conclusions - full version, Summary (in Spanish) |
GLOBAL ACTIVITIES
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Global CSO Meeting Post Busan (21-23 February 2012, Cebu, Philippines) OUTCOME DOCUMENT: The Cebu Consensus: EN - FR - ES Other associated documents: Meeting report, Agenda, Towards Building a CSO Strategy - Presentation, Policy Environment - Presenation, CSO Participation in HLF4 - Presentation, Open Forum Program Overview - Presenation; BetterAid Program Overview - Presentation |
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CLICK HERE for more information on the New Global CSO Partnership on Development Effectiveness merging BetterAid and Open Forum |
More global activities
| Activity | Date/Location | Associated documents |
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| Multi-stakeholder consultation - Lessons in CSO Policy Dialogue: BetterAid, Open Forum and country level experiences Informing the ways forward towards the Global Partnership | 27 June 2012, Paris, France | Program; Concept Note, Invitation template |
THEMATIC ACTIVITIES
Conflict and Fragility
| Organization | Activity | Date/Location | Associated Documents |
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| Various | Workshop: Catalysing Civil Society Collaboration around Peacebuilding and Statebuilding | 28-30 March 2012, Nairobi, Kenya | Report; Invitation (EN - FR); Registration Form (EN - FR); Background documents: The IDPS in Brief (EN - FR); Civil Society Snapshot (EN - FR); More information |
CSO working documents on Conflict and Fragility
| Organisation | Associated Documents |
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| 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 |
| 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 Open Forum Thematic Consultation on CSO working in situations of conflict
- More information on the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States
Trade Unions
| Organisation | Activity/Tool | Associated Documents |
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| International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) | Trade Unions Development Effectiveness Profile Tool (TUDEP): EN, FR, ES | TUDEP Manual: EN, FR, ES PLUS TUDEP in 7 slides |
- More information on the Open Forum Thematic Consultation on Trade Unions
- More information on the International Trade Union Confederation
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