This synthesis paper is the final output of the action research project, “Social Enterprises as Potential Partners in Development Cooperation Advocacy,” a joint endeavour of the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) and Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA). It sought to explore the relevance and potential for civil...
A race against time and tide: The 2023 CPDE study on the VNRs and SDG implementation
This study provides a comprehensive assessment of the inclusion of civil society organisations (CSOs) in the Voluntary National Review (VNR) processes, as well as the institutional conditions of national SDG implementation. It highlights the urgent need for change and effective strategies at the halfway point of the 2030 Agenda.
CPDE Newsletter January-June 2022
The CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness has released its first newsletter for 2022, covering its engagements from January to June, including the All Secretariats Meeting, its event on climate finance at the Stockholm+50, the kickoff of its 10th anniversary celebrations, and the launch of its capacity development materials for civil...
The Practitioner’s Guide to the CSO Development Effectiveness Principles
Learning resources to support you and your organization to put the principles for CSO Development Effectiveness into practice! A companion to the open forum implementation and advocacy toolkits
Advocating for Enabling Environment for Civil Society: An Advocacy Toolkit
In 2010, CSOs consolidated the principles and values that guide their practice through a series of consultations led by the Open Forum. The Istanbul Principles for CSO Development Effectiveness and the International Framework for CSO Enabling Environment were the products of this process. OF produced three documents to guide the...
Putting the Istanbul Principles into Practice: A Companion Toolkit
In 2010, CSOs consolidated the principles and values that guide their practice through a series of consultations led by the Open Forum. The Istanbul Principles for CSO Development Effectiveness and the International Framework for CSO Enabling Environment were the products of this process. OF produced three documents to guide the...
CSO Handbook on Private Sector Engagement
The CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness, in partnership with the Reality of Aid Network, has published the CSO Handbook on Private Sector Engagement. Divided into two parts, the material serves to equip CSOs with both the conceptual and basic technical know-how in monitoring private sector engagements (PSEs) in development cooperation....
Ambitions and concerns: An overview of the Integrated Financing National Frameworks
This document introduces the INFFs’ role in financing sustainable development, as well as a civil society perspective on the instrument.
The Belgrade Call to Action
We, leaders from Global Civil Society, coming from civil society organizations, activists and campaigners from all parts of the World, on this day in Belgrade call on international and national civil society to stand together and declare aloud: Enough is enough! Stop the relentless attacks on civil society, social leaders...
