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Living up to our promise of ubuntuFebruary 22, 2021 at 8:36 AM  Tags: Activism, Education, Children, Opinion, Sexism, Living Wage, Poverty, Racism, Unemployment, South Africa, Job losses, Violence, Inequality, Food Security, Ubuntu, Civil Society 70 people like this. Like Published contracts are a powerful antidote to corruptionDecember 13, 2020 at 2:00 PM  Tags: Corruption, Transparency, Opinion, Oil, Uganda, Gas, Mining, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Civil Society, Contracts, Openaccess, East Africa, EITI, Extractive Sector 148 people like this. Like Fight inequality the South African wayNovember 12, 2020 at 5:44 AM  Tags: Opinion, World Bank, Inequality, Civil Society, Openaccess, Cosatu, Ben Phillips, Top Six, South Africa (country 82 people like this. Like When education is neglected, there can be no progressOctober 11, 2020 at 3:33 PM  Tags: Education, Civil Society, Openaccess, United Nations Development Programme, UniSA, South Africa (country, National Development Plan 138 people like this. Like Eusebius McKaiser: What happens if we accept Ramaphosa is a monumental disappointment?August 27, 2020 at 3:00 PM  Tags: Corruption, Politics, Activism, Opinion, Civil Society, Electoral reform, ANC, Cyril Ramaphosa, Ramaphosa, Organising, Political Culture, Top Six, Governing Party, Eusebius McKaiser, Moral Outrage, South Africa (country 128 people like this. Like Eusebius McKaiser: Dear ANC superfans, let’s talkAugust 11, 2020 at 12:32 PM  Tags: Corruption, Politics, Voting, Opinion, Recession, Heroes, Debate, Civil Society, Openaccess, ANC, African National Congress, Pandemic, Superfans, Eusebius McKaiser, Looting, Coronavirus 79 people like this. Like The secrets behind the success of Malawi’s opposition coalitionJuly 27, 2020 at 6:52 AM  Tags: Elections, Africa, Opposition, Malawi, Civil Society, Openaccess, Lazarus Chakwera, Peter Mutharika, Top Six, Saulos Chilima, Tonse Alliance 121 people like this. Like Rule of law must first be strengthened by people powerJune 23, 2020 at 4:46 AM  Tags: Law, Democracy, Africa, United States, South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Protests, Governance, Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan, Civil Society, Rule Of Law, Openaccess, Harare 106 people like this. Like The democratic process of voting was wearing thin before lockdownMay 4, 2020 at 3:00 PM  Tags: Opinion, Democracy, Government, Article, Civil Society, Openaccess, Steven Friedman, Participatory Democracy, 2019 Elections, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Citizenship and Social Justice, Power in Action: Democracy 95 people like this. Like Govt calls on Civil Society to fight COVID-19April 2, 2020 at 8:00 PM By Lujain Elbaldawi for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
Iraqi government calls on civil society to fight COVID-19 Despite the Iraqi government's intensive efforts to fight the novel coronavirus, it seems unable to accommodate the difficult circumstances due to its limited resources, not to mention the political crisis that has been plaguing it since protests erupted in October 2019.
The Iraqi governmen...Tags: News, Iraq, Iraq Business News, Civil Society, Iraq BusinessNews com Post, Lujain Elbaldawi, COVID 18 people like this. Like Eastleigh MP Mims Davies shows support at Tesco food collection - Daily EchoDecember 3, 2018 at 11:00 AM Eastleigh MP Mims Davies shows support at Tesco food collection Daily Echo MIMS Davies, Eastleigh MP and Minister for Civil Society, which covers charities, has visited her local Tesco Metro store to support the biggest food collection for ...Tags: Shopping, Tesco, Civil Society, Eastleigh, Tesco Metro, Mims Davies, Davies Eastleigh Why Imran Khan Must Bat for Civil Society in PakistanSeptember 2, 2018 at 3:00 PM The prime minister must reverse policies that are preventing NGOs from carrying out their necessary work.Tags: News, Pakistan, Foreign Aid, State Department, Khan, Philanthropy, Infant Mortality, Civil Society, Nonprofit Organizations, Mercy Corps, Imran, Politics And Government, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Financial Action Task Force, Open Society Foundations, Islamabad (Pakistan 7 people like this. Like Anti-gun Efforts to Expand U.N. Regulations to Ammunition ContinueJuly 7, 2018 at 10:27 AM  Tags: Guns, Israel, Syria, United States, United Nations, States, Madagascar, Ghana, Civil Society, State, U N, United Nation, John Bolton, Human Rights Council, Gun Rights News, Ammunition News 100 people like this. Like Nigeria:Your Letter Is Blackmail, Govt Tells Nigerians Living With HIVMay 23, 2018 at 1:26 AM [Vanguard] The Federal Government Tuesday described the petition written by the Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, CISHAN and Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, NEPWHAN and 11 other Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, as an attempt to blackmail President Muhammadu Buhari led administration.Tags: News, Nigeria, Civil Society, Muhammadu Buhari, Vanguard, Civil Society Organisations, CISHAN, Network of People Living, NEPWHAN 2 people like this. Like Nigeria:Your Letter Is Blackmail, Govt Tells Those Living With HIVMay 23, 2018 at 1:26 AM [Vanguard] The Federal Government Tuesday described the petition written by the Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, CISHAN and Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, NEPWHAN and 11 other Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, as an attempt to blackmail President Muhammadu Buhari led administration.Tags: News, Nigeria, Civil Society, Muhammadu Buhari, Vanguard, Civil Society Organisations, CISHAN, Network of People Living, NEPWHAN 6 people like this. Like US Delegation Pelted with Eggs in West BankFebruary 22, 2018 at 10:38 AM  Tags: New York, News, US, Ap, West Bank, Civil Society, Ramallah 115 people like this. Like Empowering Inclusive Civic Engagements through Tech-Enabled Approaches and Tools in KenyaJanuary 31, 2018 at 4:47 PM The enactment of the new Constitution in Kenya in 2010 was a historic moment for the country’s democratic development. At the heart of the new Constitution was devolution, creating 47 new county governments so that authorities can enhance the efficiency … Continue reading →Tags: Transparency, Africa, Sales, Governance, Kenya, Civil Society 39 people like this. Like South Africa:Parliament's 2017 Report Card, According to Civil SocietyDecember 16, 2017 at 3:26 AM [Notes from the House] 2017 was a bumper year of parliamentary business, court battles, internal squabbles, jousting, brinkmanship, attempts to remove the President from office, dissolve Parliament and parliamentary inquiries, as the Parliamentary Monitoring Group saw it.Tags: News, South Africa, House, Parliament, Civil Society 1 people like this. Like Subsidy Systems in MENA Nations Need ReformOctober 30, 2017 at 12:00 PM The subsidy systems in some Middle East and North African (MENA) nations need an overhaul. In countries such as Lebanon and Egypt, poorly structured subsidies exacerbate extant problems caused by high fiscal deficits, growing populations, and unmet citizen expectations. At … Continue reading →Tags: Sales, Middle East and North Africa, Egypt, Middle East, Lebanon, Civil Society, Mena, Anti-corruption, Economic Reform 23 people like this. Like How Mobile Surveys are Democratizing Data Collection in AfricaOctober 26, 2017 at 11:59 AM Mobile networks are revamping African infrastructure. While increasing connectivity is creating opportunities for economic growth and social inclusion, the digital economy will be hard-pressed to deliver on these opportunities through connectivity alone. Businesses and governments need access to information about … Continue reading →Tags: Africa, Sales, Economic Growth, Civil Society, Advocacy 38 people like this. Like The Economics Behind China's Crackdown On Civil SocietyOctober 18, 2017 at 5:00 AM  Tags: News, China, Xi Jinping, Civil Society, Communist Party, Mao 111 people like this. Like Democracy that Delivers Podcast #87: Imtiaz Gul on the Role of Civil Society and the Private Sector in PakistanOctober 4, 2017 at 3:07 PM This week’s podcast guest is Imtiaz Gul, founder and executive director of the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), a Pakistan-based think tank. In the podcast, Gul discusses the role that the business community and civil society can play … Continue reading →Tags: Sales, Pakistan, Private sector, Civil Society, South Asia, Gul, Democracy that Delivers podcast, Imtiaz Gul, Think Tank LINKS, Center for Research and Security Studies CRSS 50 people like this. Like Confronting Corruption in Asia’s New DemocraciesAugust 14, 2017 at 9:32 AM Corruption is detrimental to countries’ economies because it leads to reduced productivity, high unemployment, and poverty. In addition to the economic cost, corruption corrodes democracies by weakening citizens’ confidence in their governments. This distrust and disenfranchisement can drive people to … Continue reading →Tags: Asia, Corruption, Transparency, Sales, Civil Society, Advocacy 2 people like this. Like East Africa: EAC to Continue With Meeting Despite Boycott By Civil SocietyJune 21, 2017 at 5:50 AM [Citizen] Arusha -The East African Community (EAC) says it will go ahead with its annual secretary-general's forum in Bujumbura, Burundi, which will kick off tomorrow despite a boycott by a regional umbrella body of civil society organisations.Tags: News, Civil Society, East Africa, Eac, Bujumbura Burundi Threats to Democracy in SlovakiaMay 30, 2017 at 11:55 AM By Peter Goliaš, Jozef Hajko, and Michal Piško The Institute for Economic and Social Reform (INEKO), with support from CIPE and the National Endowment for Democracy, conducted a study on the recent trends in Slovakia affecting democracy in the country. … Continue reading →Tags: Transparency, Democracy, Sales, Slovakia, Civil Society, Eastern Europe, Anti-corruption, CIPE, Democratic Governance, National Endowment for Democracy, Peter Goliaš Jozef Hajko, Michal Piško, Institute for Economic and Social Reform INEKO 35 people like this. Like M&E, Technology and Network Outages in KenyaMay 11, 2017 at 11:51 AM This piece originally appeared on the Panopoly Digital Blog. Last week, I was in Nairobi, Kenya with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and their Kenyan partners from a wide variety of organisations, including civil society organisations and business … Continue reading →Tags: Africa, Sales, Kenya, Civil Society, Nairobi Kenya, ICT, Center for International Private Enterprise CIPE, Business Associations, Access To Information, E Technology and Network Outages 37 people like this. Like Democracy that Delivers Podcast #62: Ayesha Bilal on Encouraging Transparent Policymaking in PakistanApril 4, 2017 at 1:33 PM On this week’s Democracy that Delivers podcast, Ayesha Bilal, Chief Operating Officer of Pakistani think tank PRIME (Policy Research Institute of the Market Economy), discusses PRIME’s work encouraging citizen involvement in public policymaking in Pakistan. She talks about PRIME’s highly … Continue reading →Tags: Democracy, Sales, Pakistan, Civil Society, South Asia, Economic Reform, Democracy that Delivers podcast, Public-private Dialogue, Ayesha Bilal, PRIME Policy Research Institute 17 people like this. Like Transformational Leadership WantedMarch 15, 2017 at 9:51 AM In today’s world of polarized politics, divisions within societies struggling with the history of divisions feel particularly deep. Countries emerging from conflict, such as Colombia or South Sudan, are striving to make progress toward non-violence and reconciliation. Even in peaceful, … Continue reading →Tags: Democracy, Global, Sales, Development, Colombia, Governance, South Sudan, Civil Society, Institutions, Economic Reform 9 people like this. Like Democracy That Delivers Podcast #58: Eli Webb on the Challenges Women Face in Papua New GuineaMarch 7, 2017 at 12:33 PM On this week’s Democracy that Delivers podcast, CIPE Country Coordinator for Papua New Guinea Eli Webb discusses the challenges women face in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the work being done to empower women from all levels of society. Webb … Continue reading →Tags: Asia, Entrepreneurship, Women, Sales, Papua New Guinea, Civil Society, Chambers of Commerce, Webb, Democracy that Delivers podcast, Eli Webb, Challenges Women Face 22 people like this. Like Drivers of Violent ExtremismJanuary 18, 2017 at 12:34 PM Extremist violence presents a serious threat to democratic values and societies around the world. The last decade has witnessed increased attention to how and why individuals become involved in extremist violence, including “push” and “pull” factors. “Push” factors are underlying … Continue reading →Tags: Democracy, Youth, Global, Sales, Economy, Civil Society, Democratic Governance 41 people like this. Like |
