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Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:18:41 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/493b174fe02058bd173beb0d19a0886e#cotonou_online http://post2015.org/2013/07/24/62-civil-society-organisations-respond-to-the-high-level-panel-report/ http://del.icio.us/url/493b174fe02058bd173beb0d19a0886e http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/493b174fe02058bd173beb0d19a0886e cotonou_online's links 62 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have written to the UN Secretary General  (UNSG) to provide feedback on the High Level Panel report on the post-2015 Development agenda. They share recommendations for the process. The letter was sent to the UN SG on 22 July 2013. Its recommendations include, amongst others: A greater focus on, and a more refined understanding of, human-rights; greater emphasis on changing modes of consumption and production, and less on economic growth; a standalone goal on inequality and discrimination; more radical economic transformation including reforming trade and intellectual property rights regimes, tax codes and practices, and a move towards sustainable modes of production and consumption; a standalone goal on open, accountable and participatory governance; and more focused and reliable mechanisms for ensuring the participation of socially excluded communities in the design of the post-2015 framework. int_development_effectiveness development_policy policy_news dpir civil_society governance Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:59:18 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/c7fd605704d96fa82554bf9f2043f302#cotonou_online http://concorddanmark.dk/?type=page&id=448&itemid=1788 http://del.icio.us/url/c7fd605704d96fa82554bf9f2043f302 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/c7fd605704d96fa82554bf9f2043f302 cotonou_online's links The report’s main finding is that EU delegations at this stage are not consistently involving civil society in a strategic dialogue. There is a gap between the very crucial aim to establish a structured dialogue and strategic cooperation with CSO at country level envisaged in EU's CSO communication "The roots of democarcyy and sustainable development: Europe's engagement with Civil Society in external relations" and the delegations’ practice on the ground. On this background the report concludes that in order to realise the intentions of the CSO Communication a change in mindset from all European development actors involved in civil society cooperation, including the EU delegations and the CSOs themselves, is needed. policy_news civil_society governance Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:00:57 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/323a154e48cb40f039a59b4103b74254#cotonou_online http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f3098f0aa17cc73cc4c42bc9b&id=4d92acb797&e=540025a8c8 http://del.icio.us/url/323a154e48cb40f039a59b4103b74254 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/323a154e48cb40f039a59b4103b74254 cotonou_online's links Editor’s Pick: Mid-life crisis or peaceful future? The African Union at 50 Contents: Six 'spaces to watch' for future EU development assistance; Human rights based approach to development: Danish Minister Friis Bach talks to ECDPM; Japan and the EU: Friends of Africa?; African civil society perspectives on South-South cooperation; Good governance in Africa through taxation; Is policy coherence the answer to poverty? ‘Men get motorbikes, women get voice’. Questions on people-centred business; West Africa’s Aid for Trade strategy; Achievements and challenges of Trade-Related Assistance; Towards a European Global Strategy: Securing European influence in a changing world eu_external_assistance new_dpir_team food_security_agriculture development_policy eu_financial_perspectives 3cs new_at_ECDPM dpir edf new_km_team au eu_development_effectiveness acpeutrade eu-au new_trade_team policy_news new_governance_team aid4trade weekly_compass eu_foreign_security_policy international_relations governance civil_society Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:42:49 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/fd69229bc327a8b96877db290a57c303#cotonou_online https://hiva.kuleuven.be/11LeerstoelOS/bib/hiva2013-southsouthcooperation-africancsoperspecti.pdf/at_download/file http://del.icio.us/url/fd69229bc327a8b96877db290a57c303 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/fd69229bc327a8b96877db290a57c303 cotonou_online's links See also Duncan Green's review of the paper at: http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=14891 acpeutrade policy_news emerging_economies_in_africa_and_eu civil_society governance Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:50 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/045ae2472e1b58a38a585a1cdab0b360#cotonou_online https://hiva.kuleuven.be/11LeerstoelOS/english/research2/Seminar30MaySSC http://del.icio.us/url/045ae2472e1b58a38a585a1cdab0b360 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/045ae2472e1b58a38a585a1cdab0b360 cotonou_online's links Emerging powers such as China, India, Brazil and South-Africa are challenging the global economic and political power balances. They are also scaling up their South-South cooperation, including with Africa. Is this the beginning of a new wave of colonization? Or a golden opportunity for development in Africa? A lively debate on the implications of South-South cooperation is taking place, but African civil society voices are missing from it. How do African civil society organizations, experience and react to South-South cooperation between their countries and emerging powers? And what implications for their current partners do they see? The 11.11.11 Research Chair on Development Cooperation devoted its second research project to these questions. On May 30 we launch the research results and discuss them with three prominent speakers. acpeutrade policy_news emerging_economies_in_africa_and_eu major_events civil_society governance Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:31:00 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/c484138250c768177a55a9dbba69cca5#cotonou_online http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development-professionals-network/2013/apr/02/development-leadership-organisations-model http://del.icio.us/url/c484138250c768177a55a9dbba69cca5 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/c484138250c768177a55a9dbba69cca5 cotonou_online's links The best development results come when organisations work together. It's a model we need to adopt more widely. But what evidence do we have that these people actually lead development? My research suggests that the evidence is slim, and leadership is not just about heroes. It appears to me that any time you see some real change and development it is the product of leadership by many people and organisations working together; not any one hero or champion. I call this multi-agent leadership, and believe it is the kind of leadership needed in development. int_development_effectiveness policy_news dpir political_economy_analysis civil_society governance Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:59:28 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/9f430ea681ee9dca46f8f03798b761ea#cotonou_online http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2013/mar/25/my-world-survey-post-2015-cue?utm_source=ODI_Update&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Google+Reader http://del.icio.us/url/9f430ea681ee9dca46f8f03798b761ea http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/9f430ea681ee9dca46f8f03798b761ea cotonou_online's links Last week, the UN presented the first cut of the "global conversation" – reports of the 11 thematic and 83 national consultations on what a post-2015 agenda might look like. On Monday, the latest results from the My World survey add another dimension to that discussion. More than 200,000 people, many of them in very remote places, completed the survey. From a total of 16 options, they were asked to choose six that they felt would make the most difference to their lives. The results should prompt governments to take a long, hard look at themselves. One of the top three priorities is "an honest and responsive government". See also: http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2013/mar/27/post-2015-process-basic-needs int_development_effectiveness development_policy policy_news dpir governance civil_society Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:40:17 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/7e996d1e2c645420807b09e61ffa40a7#cotonou_online http://www.ids.ac.uk/publication/citizen-led-accountability-recommendations-and-key-research-findings-for-the-post-2015-agenda?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IDS_only_publications+%28IDS+Only+Publications+Feed%29&utm_content=Google+Reader http://del.icio.us/url/7e996d1e2c645420807b09e61ffa40a7 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/7e996d1e2c645420807b09e61ffa40a7 cotonou_online's links This document outlines key recommendation for citizen-led accountability in the post-2015 framework. People living in the greatest poverty and marginalisation want institutions at all levels that they can trust and are accountable, responsive and effective. According to the poorest and most marginalised groups in over 100 countries, a global framework must guarantee development that leaves no one behind; which does not demand impossible choices of the poorest and most vulnerable; which provides hope; and which recognises and strengthens the networks that hold people together. How this process is supported – by government at all levels, by business, by civil society, and by citizens themselves, is fundamentally important. int_development_effectiveness development_policy policy_news dpir civil_society governance Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:40:37 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/92c2f13451dad4748f475367c65c58c1#cotonou_online http://www.ids.ac.uk/publication/citizens-in-the-global-partnership-recommendations-and-key-research-findings-for-the-post-2015-agenda?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IDS_only_publications+%28IDS+Only+Publications+Feed%29&utm_content=Google+Reader http://del.icio.us/url/92c2f13451dad4748f475367c65c58c1 http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/92c2f13451dad4748f475367c65c58c1 cotonou_online's links This document outlines key recommendations for global partnerships. People living in greatest poverty and those most marginalised should be central to partnerships in the new framework, at all stages because they have shared responsibility for their own development. According to the poorest and most marginalised groups in over 100 countries, a global framework must guarantee development that leaves no one behind; which does not demand impossible choices of the poorest and most vulnerable; which provides hope; and which recognises and strengthens the networks that hold people together. How this process is supported – by government at all levels, by business, by civil society, and by citizens themselves, is fundamentally important. int_development_effectiveness development_policy policy_news dpir civil_society governance Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:40:46 +0000 http://del.icio.us/url/3afa3a244ed6e73dba6b211c455e0a1d#cotonou_online http://www.ids.ac.uk/publication/what-matters-most-evidence-from-84-participatory-studies-with-those-living-with-extreme-poverty-and-marginalisation?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IDS_only_publications+%28IDS+Only+Publications+Feed%29&utm_content=Google+Reader http://del.icio.us/url/3afa3a244ed6e73dba6b211c455e0a1d http://feeds.del.icio.us/v2/rss/url/3afa3a244ed6e73dba6b211c455e0a1d cotonou_online's links This Participate report draws on the experiences and views of people living in extreme poverty and marginalisation in 107 countries. It distils messages from 84 participatory research studies published in the last seven years. Forty-seven of these studies are based on creative material coming from visual participatory methods (see Bibliography for full details). A development framework post-2015 will have legitimacy if it responds to the needs of all citizens, in particular those who are most marginalised and face ongoing exclusion from development processes. The framework has to incorporate shared global challenges and have national level ownership if it is to support meaningful change in the lives of people living in poverty. In an early findings paper prepared for the High Level Panel meeting in Monrovia, we focused on understanding the lessons learnt from people’s experiences of predominantly international development assistance. (See Appendix for key messages from the early fi... int_development_effectiveness development_policy policy_news dpir civil_society governance