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.
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,...
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.
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...
