Influence

On the occasion of this year’s UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), Forus is launching two advocacy reports to bring forward the voice of the network on an enabling environment and capacity building. The first advocacy report builds on last year’s publication and focuses on digitalization, civic space and alternative narratives for CSOs. It includes case studies from over 15 countries and recommendations from Forus members and allies. The second Forus report focuses on the extent to which governments report on progress being made with the capacity building of civil society. In 2022, Forus created an Advisory Group composed of its members, LAPAS (Latvia), CCONG (Colombia), Cooperation Canada (Canada) to name a few, to contribute to the development of the report. This year’s report will make a range of recommendations, based on member inputs, about transformative changes that civil society is seeking to the way in which CSO capacity building is ‘financed and delivered. Forus will also organize several side-events in partnership with members, policy-makers and allies, which you can explore below!

2022-07-05

The aim of this report is to examine two key factors which have been rapidly transforming civic space across the world in recent years, often negatively impacting the rights and freedoms of activists and civil society practitioners and their operating environments. These factors are, firstly, the COVID 19 global health pandemic and secondly, the accelerating global process of digitalization.

2022-07-05

How civil society can build new narratives in a world transformed by Digitalization and the Covid-19 Pandemic

2022-07-06

This policy brief aims to provide an overview of the progress made by the UN Member States in promoting the capacity development, in particular of civil society, in line with the commitments made under SDG 17 which focuses on the Global Partnership and Means of Implementation.

2021-07-09

The purpose of this report, “Towards an enabling digital environment for civil society”, is to highlight the impacts of digitalisation experienced by our civil society members; to explore risks and important opportunities; and to advocate for an inclusive, human-rights-based and democratic form of digitalisation that will empower and enable rather than restrict and repress.

Agenda 2030 - HLPF - Influence

2022-02-23

Discover the highlights from the 6th edition of the Progressing National Sustainable Development Goals Implementation report! Find the full report here: https://www.forus-international.org/pdf-detail/84895-progressing-national-sustainable-development-goals-implementation-report-6th-edition