BetterAid news and updates
8 May – RoA Accepting Contributions for RoA 2012 Report
8 May – Civil society challenges ADB - pay more attention to human rights, social accountability
7 May – ADB challenged to promote rights not just growth, genuine development not destruction
25 April – BA Responds to UK and Rwanda Proposals on BPd Monitoring
18 April – CSOs present in Doha call for a reaffirmation of the Accra Accord by UNCTAD XIII
13 April – Legal and Policy Environment for CSOs Remain Disenabling - CIVICUS
Welcome to the Open Forum
Open Forum for CSO Development Effectiveness is a global fully participatory space run by and for civil society organizations (CSOs) worldwide to improve the impact of their development work and advocate for more favorable government policies and practices for CSOs.
Through the Open Forum process, civil society has developed the International Framework for CSO Development Effectiveness – which includes the 8 Istanbul Principles and the critical conditions for Enabling Environment for CSOs - and launched the Implementation and Advocacy Toolkits for its application at national level and by individual CSOs around the globe.
The International Framework for CSO Development Effectiveness is the first ever global statement from civil society on the effectiveness of CSOs work in development.
The International Framework consolidates the voices of thousands of CSOs as a result of numerous national, regional and thematic consultations and two Global Assemblies.
Currently, Open Forum is actively facilitating expertise- and information-sharing among CSOs who are or are planning to put the International Framework for CSO Development Effectiveness into practice.
Explore the website to find out more about the resources and information on CSO Development Effectiveness!
New on the Open Forum Website
- Join the Rio+20 sustainable development dialogue
- Development must focus on people’s lives - CSO voices at UNDCF preparatory event
- A methodology to encourage application of the Istanbul Principles in your country or region
- Ahead of final Post Busan Interim Group meeting - what’s on the table?
- Multi-Stakeholder Task Team to focus on Enabling Environment for civil society - overview of 1st meeting post Busan
- Video from event: Fulfilling the Promise of Busan - Moving from Principles to Impact
- Consultation on Proposed EU Platform for External Cooperation and Development, dd 27 April
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