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A global convening point for civil society

stakeholders (including trade unions,
faith-based orgs) to dialogue with govt,
business and donors under an overall
theme: ¶Acting Together for a Just
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8 World Assemblies since 199v: exico,
Hungary, Philippines, Canada,
Botswana, Scotland (200-2008)
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- Visit http://www.civicusassembly.org

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CIVICUS has consultative status with a range of global
bodies, including the
COSOC of the United Nations,
the World Bank, the Council of
urope, and others.
CIVICUS has been working as a key global interlocutor
for civil society in its engagement of inter-
governmental institutions. This includes:
Joint facilitation committee of the World Bank (2004-
0v)
Participation in the Panel of
minent Persons on
United Nations-Civil Society elations (Cardoso panel,
2004)
Participation in the Advisory Boards of the UN
Democracy Fund (UND
F, 200 and onward), the UN
Development Cooperation Forum (UN DCF, 2007 and
onward).
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ffectiveness and
Cooperation
Aid
ffectiveness international dialogue: CIVICUS is
member of the Better Aid platform, since 2007, and
of its Coordinating Group
CIVICUS follows up the implementation of the Accra
Agenda for Action (Sept 2008), donors and
governments commit to: ´Deepen our engagement
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governments and the private sector. We share an
interest in ensuring that CSO contributions to
development reach their full potential.µ
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Cooperation

Accra Agenda for Action (Sept 2008), donors and

governments also committed to:
´We welcome the CSOs· proposal to engage with
them in a CSO-led multi stakeholder process to

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development.µ
 Šey Opportunities
1. Join CIVICUS· embership http://www.civicus.org/join-civicus
2. Be part of CIVICUS· network in solidarity with strengthening civil
society globally
h. Participate in the CIVICUS programme activities
4. Subscribe to CIVICUS newsletters such as embers atters and
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CIVICUS
v. Access to esources & Toolkits - Writing
ffectively; edia elations;
Strategic Planning; Finance/budgeting; Proposal Writing
. Awards Program ²The CIVICUS Nelson andela Graça achel
Innovation Awards aimed at providing seed funding for innovative
ideas emerging from organisations or groups of participants at the
CIVICUS World Assembly.
7. Group Facilitation - opportunity to create synergies with other
CIVICUS members at events and through online social networking
platforms such as Facebook and Twitter
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