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.
Shining light or risky business? A review of UN guidance on INFFs
This paper is based on a detailed desk-based review of the guidance on Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFFs) produced by the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), together with selected contextual documents from the UN Financing for Development process, from international initiatives in support of INFFs,...
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...
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.
CPDE ICSOs Study on Impacts of Covid-19 on CSOs effectiveness: Presentation
The CPDE International Civil Society Organisations (ICSOs) sector has released its study One Year On: COVID-19 has made CSOs’ effectiveness harder on many fronts: A CPDE study on the impacts of the pandemic. The presentation features highlights of the study, which draws from the point of view primarily of ICSOs...
CPDE ICSOs Study on Impacts of Covid-19 on CSOs effectiveness: Full Report
The CPDE International Civil Society Organisations (ICSOs) sector has released its study One Year On: COVID-19 has made CSOs’ effectiveness harder on many fronts: A CPDE study on the impacts of the pandemic. This full report offers a snapshot from the point of view primarily of ICSOs of the global...