CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation

15.08.2005 Zimbabwe’s current political and economic turmoil will be high on the agenda when the Southern African Development Community Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (SADC-CNGO) meet from 13 -16 August in Gaborone, Botswana, prior to SADC’s 25th Summit on 17 August.

06.07.2005 An alarming number of break-ins and thefts have occurred recently at the offices of NGOs in Guatemala, prompting Amnesty International to issue an appeal to ensure the safety of human rights defenders. Now CIVICUS has echoed the call, noting that several organizations protesting against the Central America Free Trade Agreeement (CAFTA) have also been targeted.

29.06.2005 Some of the world's most famous monuments--from St. Paul's Cathedral in London to a cotton tree planted by freed slaves in Sierra Leone--will be adorned with massive white cloths Friday as worldwide parties and demonstrations launch the first mass action in what many expect to be the largest anti-poverty campaign ever. Governments will be held to account for promises to end corruption and to take the economic steps necessary to end extreme poverty worldwide.

09.06.2005 The addition of 50 civil society organizations to the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) at the just ended Arab Regional Meeting is a positive indicator of the healthy growth of Arab civil society, says Henri Vidal of Civicus.

06.06.2005 Women, the poor, the disabled, and other vulnerable groups argue that they are often ignored not only by government and business but also by civil society organizations. Kumi Naidoo, secretary general of Johannesburg-based Civicus, asks a simple question: why is it that even though the majority of people on this planet desire peace, justice, and equality and abhor poverty, that global reality is so different?