Dear CIVICUS member, partner and friend, As you may have heard already, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on 6 June 2011 his intention to seek a second term of office after his current five-year term expires on 31 December 2011.
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David Kode, Policy Officer for CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation*
I was asked by the Africa Platform for Development Effectiveness to give a presentation on civil society perspectives/updates towards the Busan High Level Forum during the Platform’s Case Studies Peer Review Session which ran from 5-7 June 2011.
Theme: “Examining critical success factors for participatory governance”
Date: 23 June 2011
In order to participate, please register/RSVP to RegularLabs.
Ireland: Big questions, no easy answers - Ingrid Srinath, Secretary General CIVICUS
The role of constituency building in advancing gender equality - Sifiso Dube, Gender and Diversity Officer, CIVICUS
Civil society organisations urge Human Rights Council to condemn crackdown in Bahrain and Yemen
Aid policy: Classifications questioned in protracted crises
Reimagining food systems in the midst of a hunger crisis
2011 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition
Resident Representative (application deadline 21 June 2011)
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Brussels, 9 June 2011.
