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High-Level Political Forum 2022

Discover our events, publications and campaigns for this year's High-Level Political Forum.

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!

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Tue 5 Jul 2022

Enabling Stories Executive Summary

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

Wed 6 Jul 2022

Leveraging SDG 17 and CSO Capacity Development to accelerate SDG Implementation - Policy Brief

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.

Fri 9 Jul 2021

Towards an Enabling Digital Environment for Civil Society - Full Report

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

Forus continues to develop its #Let's Talk Digital collective campaign with partners and allies collecting ideas and sparking debates about digitalization. Contributions are used to advocate for new digital frameworks which are inclusive, safe and accessible to all. Do you have a publication or activity to promote? Ideas on how civil society can take part in digitalization processes? Explore the campaign here

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Below the list of Forus members based in countries presenting their VNRs