Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A civil society organization (CSO) is a group of people that operates in the community in a way that is distinct from both government and business. [1] Please see: Civil society; Non-governmental organization; Social movement organization
The Initiative for Peacebuilding was a consortium of 10 civil society organisations led by International Alert and funded by the European Commission. It aimed at developing and harnessing knowledge and expertise in the field of conflict prevention and peacebuilding to ensure all stakeholders can access independent analysis in order to ...
Sometimes the term civil society is used in the more general sense of "the elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, etc, that make up a democratic society" (Collins English Dictionary). [3] Especially in the discussions among thinkers of Eastern and Central Europe, civil society is seen also as a normative concept of civic ...
Citizens for Europe (CFEU) is a community of over 500 civil society organizations (CSOs). Since its founding in 2010, Citizens for Europe has been committed to strengthening select civil society actors in Europe. The initiators of CFEU aim to use cooperation incentives to create synergies between certain CSOs.
The last EaP CSF Civil Society Summit meeting – which continued the tradition of its preceding 16 Annual Assemblies - took place in Vienna in November 2024. During the meeting, 90 civil society organisations from the EaP countries and the EU adopted a resolution detailing key recommendations on the future of the EaP region and policy. [40]
Civil society organizations had criticized the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces' handling of the power transfer. [ 2 ] [ 6 ] In 2013, 42 employees of various NGOs including Freedom House and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation were convicted of "operating an organization without a license and receiving illegal foreign funding".
The Forum is organised by the host government, civil society organisations and the foundation. It gives civil society organisations (CSOs) a chance to network and dialogue with governments. Since the first Forum in 1997, the event has increased in size and the range of activities that take place has expanded.
Local NGOs formed a protest coalition under the Civil Society Organizations Reference Group (CSORG) and adopted a two-track approach of lobbying MPs and mobilizing the public. They highlighted the negative socioeconomic impacts of the amendments, emphasizing the importance of the NGO sector for the Kenyan economy and service delivery.