Full coverage: Civil Society

23.02.2007 Tokom 1990ih službena je politika prema nevladinim organizacijama bila obilježena sumnjičavošću i nepovjerenjem. Nevladine organizacije, a prije svega one koje su se bavile problematičnim društvenim i političkim temama i vršile ulogu "psa čuvara", smatrale su se agentima inozemnih političkih interesa, a nerijetko i državnim neprijateljima. Rezultat takvog stava bilo je vrlo nepovoljno institucionalno i zakonsko okruženje za razvoj nevladinog, neprofotnog sektora.

23.02.2007 Nastanak i razvoj tzv. „trećeg sektora“ tj. masovne pojave nevladinih organizacija u Bosni i Hercegovini, kao nositelja i promotera vrijednosti civilnog društva, nema dugu istoriju u našoj zemlji. Prije rata (1992-1995) su postojale društvene organizacije koje su djelovale pod državnim okriljem, uglavnom u sferama kulture i sporta, dok se nevladine organizacije kakve poznajemo danas, razvijaju u drugoj polovini devedesetih godina prošlog stoljeća.

23.02.2007 Strategija, koju je promovisalo Odeljenje Vladinog generalnog sekretarijata za saradnju sa NVO, ima za cilj da poboljša saradnju izmedju Vlade i civilnog društva.

23.02.2007 Prema najšire prihvaćenoj definiciji nevladine, odnosno neprofitne organizacije su formalne dobrovoljne organizacije, institucionalno odvojene i neovisne od vlasti koje - ukoliko generiraju profit - taj profit ne distibuiraju članovima ili vlasnicima, već ga vraćaju u bazičnu misiju organizacije.

Kada govorimo o politici prema tim organizacijama, pod time podrazumijevamo sve ono što vlast čini (ili ne čini) u stvaranju okruženja za njih, a prije svega mislimo na javni (zakonski, institucionalni...) okvir za njihovo djelovanje. Iako je ta politika u demokratskim državama uvijek postavljena s deklarativnim ciljem poticanja razvoja civilnog društva, ona u praksi često može biti vrlo ograničavajuća po neke ili sve organizacije.
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23.02.2007 The Strategy promoted yesterday by the Department for Cooperation with Nongovernmental Organizations of the Government’s General Secretariat aims to improve the cooperation between the Government and the civil sector.

23.02.2007 Celta na ovoj nastan e javnosta da se zapoznae so aktivnostite na gragjanskite organizacii, da se sozdade prostor za razmena na iskustva i da se zgolemi regionalnata sorabotka preku koordinacija i vmrezuvanje pomegju zdruzenijata na gragjani.

23.02.2007 Celta na ovoj konkurs e dodeluvanje na grantovi za proekti dostaveni od strana na nevladinite organizacii (NVOi) vo R. Makedonija, koi promoviraaat uspesni rezultati i vlijanie od nivnoto rabotenje so cel da se zgolemi mediumskata pokrienost na aktivnostite na nevladinite organizacii.

23.02.2007 Unapreduvanje na sorabotkata megju Vladata i gragjanskiot sektor e celta na Strategijata sto vcera ja promovirase Oddelenieto za sorabotka so nevladinite organizacii pri vladiniot Generalen sekretarijat.

22.02.2007 Në përpjekjen e zhurmshme për t’i frikësuar përkrahësit e zgjidhjes paqësore për konfliktin serbo-kosovar, gazeta udhëheqëse nacionaliste serbe, ka bërë thirrje për persekutimin e Koalicionit të Grave për Paqe, një iniciativë e përbashkët e femrave aktiviste që përkrahin pavarësinë e Kosovës.

22.02.2007 "Il governo Prodi vada avanti. Non c'è nessun motivo per trasformare il voto di oggi in una crisi politica generale" - afferma un comunicato della Tavola della Pace e diverse associazioni, reti e ong italiane. "Intervenendo al Senato il Ministro degli Esteri D'Alema ha evidenziato gli elementi di discontinuità che caratterizzano la politica estera del nostro governo indicando alcuni importanti impegni e obiettivi che debbono essere portati avanti con ancora più determinazione insieme alle organizzazioni della società civile e agli enti locali che nel nostro paese operano in tanti per la pace, i diritti umani e la giustizia" - riporta il comunicato. Di fronte alla grave crisi politica la Tavola della pace ha indetto per domani venerdì 23 febbraio alle 11,30 una Conferenza stampa a Roma presso la Sala Capranichetta (Piazza Montecitorio) per illustrare la propria posizione e le proprie proposte.

22.02.2007 Zimbabwen ammatillinen keskusjärjestö ZCTU on antanut lakkovaroituksen. Jos presidentti Robert Mugaben hallitus ei puutu liiton esiin nostamiin epäkohtiin tämän viikon loppuun mennessä, alkaa yleislakko. Polttavin kysymys ovat julkisen sektorin työntekijöiden palkat.

21.02.2007 Six years after the democratic changes, the non-profit sector in Serbia still waits for legislation that would regulate its work and its relations with the state. Although both Governments that ruled after 2000 announced a new law on citizens’ associations, and in spite of the fact that, by virtue of its acceptance for Council of Europe membership in April 2003 it accepted the obligation to adopt such a law within a year, the legal status of NGOs is still regulated by the old Yugoslav Law on Association of Citizens, Social and Political Organizations and the 1982 Serbian Law on Social Organizations and Citizens’ Associations.

21.02.2007 The citizens, through their activities, contribute to the more comprehensive social development and improved quality and standards of living. The development of the civil sector is of utmost importance for the fundamental, democratic and pluralistic values of a country, as well as to promote the civil awareness for a wider social engagement.

21.02.2007 Kosovo’s civil society was fairly well developed during the 1990s, as society struggled to resist against a decade of severe repression. The post-conflict period had brought about a different kind of struggle for civil society: wrestling to find its place in a newly created reality.

21.02.2007 In the 1990s, the official policies towards non-governmental organizations were marked with suspicion and mistrust. NGOs, especially the ones dealing with troublesome social and political issues and played the role of “watchdog” were considered agents of foreign political interests and, quite often, enemies of the state. One result of such a view was the very unfavourable institutional and legal environment for development of nongovernmental, non-profit sector.

21.02.2007 The history of the emergence and development of the so-called “third sector”, i.e. the mass appearance of non-governmental organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as promoters and carries of civil society values, makes for a rather short story. Before the 1992-1995 war, there were the social organizations that acted under the auspices of the state, primarily in the areas of sports and culture, while NGOs as we know them today developed in the second half of the 1990s.

21.02.2007 Over the past 15 years, the civil society in Albania has developed to levels that few people could expect, both in urban and rural areas of the country. With the passing of the law that granted the right to association in 1990, the first NGO was created. Since then, the Albanian civil society has made important strides ahead.

21.02.2007 According to the most general and widely accepted definition, nongovernmental, i.e. non-profit organizations are formal voluntary organizations institutionally separated and independent from the Government which – if they do generate profit – they don’t distribute it among members of owners, but return it to the fundamental mission of the organization.

When we speak about policies towards such organizations, we speak of all Government actions (or lack thereof) directed to create proper environment for their work, primarily in terms of public (legal, institutional, etc.) framework for their work and activities. In spite of the fact that such policies in democratic states are always denoted by the declared goal to promote the development of civil society, in reality it can often be rather restricting for some or all organizations. Read More.

21.02.2007 Commision for Disappeared and Victims of Violence (Kontras) expresses regret toward the tardiness of Indonesian govenrment to release President Decision on implementation of Law No. No.34/2004 on Military. This setback will weaken iniative to push military withdrawn from businesses, reform the budget process and hold military personnel accountable for crimes by 2009. That tardiness will threatens human rights.

21.02.2007 A partir del día 5 de febrero se lanzaron las reuniones de inicio en Latinoamérica y el mundo.