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2016 international

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#ICSW2016 will be held in Bogotá, Colombia from 25-28 April with the objectives to: • Connect the different sources and forces of citizen action, empowering civil society to be more robust and effective, ensuring diversity and multi-stakeholder engagement, and encouraging both formal and informal networking. • Share tools and experiences for enhancing citizen action, facilitating capacity building trainings and activities, amplifying citizen voice through social media & technology, and building awareness of the importance of a vibrant civic space, with the special focus on how to enhance national and global monitoring and accountability. • Celebrate the power of innovation to affect social change, enhancing citizen participation and promoting sustainability, highlighting innovative leaders and stories of change.

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THEME AND PROGRAMME TRACKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ICSW DAY-BY-DAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SUNDAY 24 APRIL 2016 - CIVICUS YOUTH ASSEMBLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MONDAY 25 APRIL 2016 – PARTNER EVENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 TUESDAY 26 APRIL 2016 - PARTNER EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 WEDNESDAY 27 APRIL 2016 - PARTNER EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 THURSDAY 28 APRIL 2016 - CIVICUS WORLD ASSEMBLY. . . . . . . . . . . . 14

THEME AND PROGRAMME TRACKS ACTIVE CITIZENS, ACCOUNTABLE ACTIONS In demanding rights, civil society also has a responsibility to promote positive social and political change, while encouraging other actors to do the same. The following programme tracks will explore the different barriers and opportunities to achieving the aspiration of active citizenship underpinned by accountable actions.

ENABLING ENVIRONMENT Protecting the right to come together, take action and speak out, while acknowledging our responsibilities and enhancing our effectiveness This track will discuss strategies to: • Promote the role of civil society in development processes, recognizing its value and learning from successful tactics to make its voice and inputs heard. • Collectively build enabling environments with legal, institutional and financial conditions that favour civil society’s participation, sustainability and the durability of its actions. • Promote scenarios of plural participation and respectful dialogue to enhance the legitimacy of civil society.

INCLUSION

PARTICIPATION

PEACE

Embracing multiple voices and exercising principled courage in addressing controversial issues for true representation and legitimate actions

Creating opportunities for meaningful civil society engagement in governance and decision-making processes, and holding power-bearers to account

Creating positive pathways to affect durable and non-violent social change, and upholding universal human rights commitments

This track will discuss strategies to:

This track will discuss strategies to:

• Counter marginalisation, challenge exclusion and power dynamics, uphold human rights and freedoms. • Promote instances, spaces and moments for dialogue based on respect and dignity. • Reach out to others, actively promote acceptance and diversity, embrace differences within our organisations and partnerships.

• Reflect, build and consolidate on processes for participation, engagement and ways of relating so as to guarantee rights and democracy. • Promote and advocate for transparent and accountable practices and institutions allowing space for civil society and citizens’ voices to be heard within governance processes.

This track will discuss strategies to: • Explore the processes of building and maintaining sustainable peace developed at local, national and global levels. • Create enabling environments for responsible social and political dialogue, overcome confrontation and build shared vision towards sustainable and lasting peace. • Promote, support and advocate for conditions that enable sustainable peace, reconciliation, and participatory decisionmaking while strengthening democracy in post-conflict environments.

THURSDAY 28 APRIL 2016

MONDAY 25 APRIL 2016

Event 1

Event 1

Promoting Civic Space through Open Government: Trends, Tactics and Tools (Knowledge Cafe)

How enabling is your civil society environment? Workshop with focus group discussions Organised by ACT Alliance - Community of practice for Human Rights and development

Trends in global protest

CIVICUS Youth Assembly

Morning session

Event 2 - (1h30 session)

Event 2

inclusion participation peace

WEDNESDAY 27 APRIL 2016

Event 1 - (1h30 session) Organised by Open Government Partnership (OGP)

CIVICUS World Assembly

TUESDAY 26 APRIL 2016

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THURSDAY 28 APRIL 2016

Organised by Civic Space Initiative (Article 19, CIVICUS, ICNL and the World Movement for Democracy)

Event 2

Why are human rights defenders crucial?

Inequality Trends in Latin America: The Mexican Case. The extreme inequality in a country of millionaires

Data-driven solutions for supporting the next generation of civil society leaders

Organised by Amnesty International

Organised by Oxfam México

Organised by Rhize

Event 3 - (1h30 session)

Event 3

Event 3

Including stakeholders in the implementation and review of Agenda 2030 Organised by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), Division for Sustainable Development and Division for Social Policy and Development

New forms of participation: challenges faced for their inclusion

Citizen Led Accountability Initiatives – experiences and prospects from three continents

Organised by Fundación Corona

Organised by CISU (Civil Society in Development),

Event 4 - (1h30 session)

Event 4

Strengthening local to global civil society networks for land rights reform

Civic Society role in transitions: some lessons for Cuba

How can the new Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data help ensure civil society is at the forefront of a Data Revolution?

Organised by Maliasili , Global Call to Action on Indigenous and Community Land Rights and International Land Coalition (ILC)

Organised by Redlad, Human Rights Defenders and World Movement for Democracy

Organised by Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (CIVICUS)

Event 5 - (1h30 session)

Event 5

Event 5

World Governance and global citizenship

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16: Advocacy and Capacity Building for CSOs

Collaboration for Accountability

Organised by World Democratic Forum / Foro Democrático Mundial , CIVICUS, World Social Forum,

Organised by Transparency, Accountability and Participation (TAP) Network and CIVICUS

Organised by IREX and Internews

Event 4

CIVICUS World Assembly

SUNDAY 24 APRIL 2016

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at a glance

full day event

MONDAY 25 APRIL 2016

TUESDAY 26 APRIL 2016

WEDNESDAY 27 APRIL 2016

Event 1

Event 1

Event 1 - (1h30 session)

Best practices for a safe and enabling environment for Civil Society in Latin America Organised by Canada, in its capacity as chair of the Community of Democracies Working Group on Enabling and Protecting Civil Society

Re-thinking the resourcing of civil society: local philanthropy’s role in supporting citizen action Organised by Global Fund for Community Foundations

Antiterrorism laws in the global South and the Finance Action Task Force (FATF) influence Organised by Conectas Human Rights

Event 2

Event 2

Event 2 - (1h30 session)

Global Standard for CSO Accountability

Citizen Voices in restrictive Environments: From Art to Action (1h30)

The Civic Space Monitor: Towards tracking shrinking civic space in real time

Organised by Global Standard for CSO Accountability

Participation of Civil Society in Multilateral scenarios: A path for More impact at the organisation of American States (OAS) (1h30)

Organised by Civic Space Monitor (CIVICUS),

Organised by World Movement for Democracy and Redlad

Event 3 DataShift: How Citizen-Generated Data is Driving People Powered Accountability for Sustainable Development Organised by CIVICUS DataShift

Event 3

Event 3 - (1h30 session)

Closing Civil Society Space for LGBTI NGOs- Kenya, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, and Hungary

Protecting anti-corruption activists as frontline human rights defenders: Experiences from Latin America

Organised by Global Philanthropy Project (GPP) and Fund for Global Human Rights

Organised by Transparency International and Tranparencia por Colombia

Event 4

Event 4

Perspectives for the implementation of the Agenda 2030: local and global lessons learned and challenges

Building social accountability through volunteers

How do we ensure accountability to the SDGs on Gender? Strategies for CIVICUS’ Gender Working Group

Organised by Abong – Brazilian Association of NGOs

Organised by Volunteer Services Overseas (VSO)

Organised by CIVICUS Gender Working Group

Event 5

Event 5

Event 5 - ( 1h 30 session)

Global Citizenship: A framework for Action

Land and the Data Revolution: The role of people’s data and community-based monitoring as a means to advance land rights and good land governance

Towards a world citizen’s movement: Mapping for Transition

Organised by Melton Foundation

Organised by International Land Coalition and Maliasili

Organised by World Democratic Forum /Foro Democratico Mundial, CONCORD, GCAP

Event 6 (1H 30 session)

Event 6

Promoting Civic Space through Open Government: Trends, Tactics and Tools( Workshop)

Citizen participation and mobilization in World Development Report 2017

Organised by Open Government Partnership (OGP),

Organised by World Development Report 2017 team, World Bank

Event 4 - (1h30 session)

Civil Society enabling environment in Latin America: Realities and Challenges

Civil Society committed to Peace Building in Colombia

Organiser: Organisations of the Caribbean and Latin America

Organiser: Colombian organisations

THURSDAY 28 APRIL 2016

CIVICUS World Assembly

CIVICUS Youth Assembly

Afternoon session

SUNDAY 24 APRIL 2016

ICSW DAY-BY-DAY SUNDAY 24 APRIL 2016 - CIVICUS YOUTH ASSEMBLY

Morning session (2h) – Capacity Building

Workshops

Culture for Peace and Tolerance: Youth peace talks

Activating the Climate Generation: participation in climate change solutions

Organised by Movimiento Climático de Jóvenes Colombianos and Ambiente y Sociedad, Young colombian women activists leaders, Johanna Cifuentes, Xiomara Acevedo and Alicia Gómez Showcase space to highlight best practices on how different youth civil society representatives are successfully participating in the implementation of formal and informal solutions for Climate Change at the local and international level. Young women empowerment comparative cases: multiplying young girls leaders Organised by OCASA and Open Society Foundation Fellows Andrea Benavides, OCASA - Tiffany Kagure Mugo, HOLAAfrica - Sharmin Hossain, Dalit Women’s Self Respect Yatra

Organised by Pedagogía del Instante, Universidad Javeriana and AIESEC Colombia Culture for Peace programme coordinators - Miguel Hernández Franco, Juanita Rodríguez León What are civil society’s main challenges and and Juan Felipe Durán and AIESEC Colombia vicerecommendations to support young women president – Laura Pacheco activists’ empowerment? This session will open the discussion on how to build peace through educational solutions to tackle a plurality of civil society challenges like nonviolent and peaceful communication. The aim is to prepare youth delegates to engage at the ICSW event: “Civil Society committed to Peace Building in Colombia”.

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Afternoon session (2h) – Capacity

Youth Building Workshops

Paz a la Jóven, Imagining and implementing peace scenarios for youth Organised by UNICEF Interactive capacity building session to develop and promote strategies on how children and teenagers can build peace with art, sport, music and communication. The aim is to present and empower youth as main actors in peace building and reconciliation spaces through thinking, expressing, participating and communicating. Methods and tools to mainstream youth voices in civil society Organised by CIVICUS Youth Action Team The 2016 – 2019 CIVICUS Youth Action Team will conceive the new strategic agenda on how youth participation issues can be better mainstreamed in CIVICUS programmes and how to scale up new initiatives on youth civic participation.

Engaging youth as actors of change

Creative advocacy tools to foster a culture of belonging

Organised by Open Society Foundation Zack Turk and Rachele Tardi

Organised by Taking IT Global – Liam O’Doherty and Engajamundo – Raquel Rosenberg

How civil society organisations improve techniques and programmes to better engage with young populations?

Dialogue and creative artistic expression around the questions: Why do some groups

and individuals face barriers and challenges in social connections with others? What does social inclusion have to do with the sustainable development goals? How are we fostering a culture of belonging and inclusion within our communities and across movements?  Effective campain building for Youth Civic Rights Protection – Latin America case Organised by Juventud Lac Capacity building workshop on campaign building in emergency/crisis situations with organisational, strategic and management tools for youth movements. Comparative cases of Latin American countries.

All day activities • UNICEF Stand “Somos Paz” • Art contest What does Belonging Look like • Video making : Bogota Declaration on “Youth Civic Engagement with Peace and SDGs”

MONDAY 25 APRIL 2016 – PARTNER EVENTS

Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) to relegitimise, reinforce and protect HRDs?

Morning session (1h30)

Including stakeholders in the implementation and review of Agenda 2030

Promoting Civic Space through Open Government: Trends, Tactics and Tools (Knowledge Café) Organised by Open Government Partnership (OGP)

Organised by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), Division for Sustainable Development and Division for Social Policy and Development

Open Government Partnership provides a unique platform and set of tools for advocacy, to get governments to commit to concrete open government reforms, while consequently strengthening civic space. The Knowledge Café will showcase a wide range of tools that civil society can use to push for greater participation and government accountability, and in conjunction expand civic space. The deep dive will focus on practical approaches for civil society to use these tools for their own campaigns. In addition, the Café will invite feedback on how the OGP can support civil society efforts in different countries.

United Nations Member States have agreed to continue multistakeholder engagement, which was vital to the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in its implementation with regular and inclusive progress reviews at the national and sub-national levels. In this presentation, DESA will explore ways civil society organisations, major groups, and other stakeholders can participate and contribute to relevant intergovernmental processes, including the General Assembly, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), high-level political fora and related functional commissions.

Why are human rights defenders crucial?

Strengthening local to global civil society networks for land rights reform

Organised by Amnesty International , as a CIVICUS Voting Member Discussion among 4/5 Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) with a Q&A at the end on the contribution HRDs make to society. Who are they? What do they do? What risks to they Face? Why are they crucial? Do we need a “new” narrative 18 years after the Declaration on HRDs was adopted and on the wake of the 70th Anniversary of the Universal

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Organised by Maliasili, Global Call to Action on Indigenous and Community Land Rights and International Land Coalition (ILC) Rights to land and natural resources in rural areas are an increasingly critical issue in the context of civil society struggles for social justice, environmental sustainability, and community empowerment around the world. Contested land

rights, primarily communal or indigenous lands, affect an estimated two billion people and involve perhaps half of the world’s total land area. This session will focus on the following themes: - Links between land rights reform and other social causes, ranging from climate change and environmental conservation to democratization and constitutional reform.

global democratic debate. The session will discuss possibilities to engage in global governance.

- Building strong local to global or northsouth networks and coalitions to advance land rights reforms, through the Global Call to Action on Indigenous and Community Land Rights and other initiatives.

Organised by Canada, in its capacity as chair of the Community of Democracies Working Group on Enabling and Protecting Civil Society.

- Strengthening local civil society organisations and networks, and addressing current internal and external challenges facing civil society groups around the world, as a key component of these land rights movements. Speakers and examples will be drawn from Latin America, East Africa, and global networks playing a leadership role in the Global Call to Action. World Governance and global citizenship Organised by World Democratic Forum, CIVICUS, World Social Forum. On the 1st of January 2017 the new UN General Secretary will be elected. While the planet and humanity are dramatically at risk and multilateral global governance becomes increasingly necessary, we will discuss ways to involve international and local civil society in this process. This is so that this crucial election becomes the object of a 8

Afternoon session (3h30) Best practices for a safe and enabling environment for civil society in Latin America

This panel will highlight how different civil society representatives from Latin America have successfully collaborated with governments to ensure a safe and enabling environment for civil society. Speakers from different Latin American countries (for example, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, etc.) will share strategies and tools to protect civil society space in times of democratic transition or following resolution of conflicts, including examples of successful reform initiatives. Global Standard for CSO Accountability Organised by Global Standard for CSO Accountability. This workshop will present the Global Standard Project which aims to develop globally aligned, strong accountability practices. Systematic cooperation between accountability networks will improve the quality of work and build a basis for a strong civil society voice to engage with the public, donors, beneficiaries and the partners. The session will be participatory in nature, addressing

key questions which can be demonstrated/ supported by our project partner experiences and insight. The workshop will provide a space for audience members to contribute their thoughts, observations and ideas. DataShift: How Citizen-Generated Data is Driving People Powered Accountability for Sustainable Development Organised by CIVICUS DataShift. This event will hear from the DataShift team, partners and representatives from projects we have been supporting to bolster their collection and use of citizen-generated data. These speakers will share highlights and key lessons learned from the initiative’s pilot phase. Participants will also have the opportunity to share their own experiences of civil society and citizen-generate data, including for the monitoring of the new global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with these discussions helping to shape the work of the DataShift going forward. Perspectives for the implementation of the Agenda 2030: local and global lessons learned and challenges Organised by Abong – Brazilian Association of NGOs, as a CIVICUS Voting Member In 2016 the Agenda 2030 came into effect and it proposes to structurally challenge the world’s problems for the next 15 years, summarized and integrated into 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Civil Society Organisations have been working hard to influence and bring to the fore the implementation of Agenda 2030 in a participative and meaningful way at different levels. So far we have learned lessons and gathered fruitful perspectives to work with in the years to come. The Brazilian Organisation of NGOs (Abong), the Mesa de Articulación Latino Americana y Caribe, the Asia Development Alliance (ADA), the International Forum of National Platforms of NGOs (FIP) and CIVICUS, will sit together and debate in order to contribute to the arduous and challenging road ahead. Global Citizenship: A framework for action Organised by Melton Foundation, as a CIVICUS Voting Member. What is Global Citizenship and how can it be used as a tool to take your work and that of your organization to greater heights? This workshop explores the practical dimension of Global Citizenship and the tools and methods it offers to address critical issues in a collaborative and sustained way. Based on real-life examples, participants will develop a deeper understanding of their spheres of influence and the potential that comes with it. Participants will leave the workshop with strategies, tools and methods that can help them work across borders to develop local solutions for global challenges.

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Promoting Civic Space through Open Government: Trends, Tactics and Tools (Workshop) (1h30)

TUESDAY 26 APRIL 2016 - PARTNER EVENTS

Organised by Open Government Partnership (OGP)

All day event

The Open Government Partnership provides a unique platform and set of tools for advocacy, to get governments to commit to concrete open government reforms, while consequently strengthening civic space. We invite civil society colleagues to join us for an interactive panel to examine critical trends we’ve seen emerge through the work of OGP, in particular the innovative approaches that have been taken by civil society and governments to strengthen civic participation. The discussion will highlight trends from different regions and hear from civil society partners on key challenges - and ways in which these have been addressed.

Civil Society enabling environment in Latin America: Realities and Challenges Organised by Organisations from the Caribbean and Latin America. A space to generate constructive debate and reflection on the legal, institutional, and financial conditions that currently favour or weaken the environment to foster and strengthen the role of civil society organisations (CSO) in the democracies of the region.

Morning session (3h30) How enabling is your civil society environment? Workshop with focus group discussions Organised by ACT Alliance - Community of practice for Human Rights and development. Participate in this interactive ACT Alliance workshop to self-assess how enabling the environment is for civil society in your country. What are yours and other civil society organisations’ challenges and experiences? The ACT Alliance will share examples from case studies carried out in some countries. Following that self-assessment, a further analysis will be carried out taking the responsibility of States and the international community into account.

Inequality Trends in Latin America: The Mexican Case. The extreme inequality in a country of millionaires Organised by Oxfam México Placed 14th on list of the world’s largest economies, there are 55.3 million people living in poverty in Mexico. Where is Mexico’s wealth allocated? In terms of capital and rent, it is concentrated amongst a select group of people who have been benefited from the poor economic growth. In that way, while the GDP per capita grew under 1% annually, the fortune of the 16th wealthiest Mexicans grew fivefold. In this session, the central ideas of the report on “Extreme Inequality: Concentration of political and economic power” will be discussed as part of the inequality trends in Latin America. New forms of participation: challenges faced for their inclusion Organised by Fundación Corona What is Global Citizenship and how can it be used as a tool to take your work and that of your organization to greater heights? This workshop explores the practical dimension of Global Citizenship and the tools and methods it offers to address critical issues in a collaborative and sustained way. Based on real-life examples, participants will develop a deeper understanding of their spheres of influence and the potential that comes with it. Participants will leave the workshop with strategies, tools and methods that can 10

help them work across borders to develop local solutions for global challenges. Civil Society role in transitions: some lessons for Cuba Organised by Redlad, Human Rights Defenders and World Movement for Democracy In the last decade we have seen successes and failures in democracy transitions around the globe. This workshop will open up a discussion on transitions to democracy in closed societies in order to find lessons learned, best practices and common pitfalls as well as look at case studies on the role that civil society has played so that Cuban activists can advance a successful transition in Cuba. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16: Advocacy and Capacity Building for CSOs Organised by Transparency, Accountability and Participation (TAP) Network and CIVICUS This advocacy and capacity building workshop will feature experts on Goal 16 related issues from civil society and governments, and will present a range of tools and resources for CSOs to contribute towards the implementation and accountability for Sustainable Development Goal 16 and the Sustainable Development Goals more broadly.

Afternoon session (3h30) Re-thinking the resourcing of civil society: local philanthropy’s role in supporting citizen action Organised by Global Fund for Community Foundations This will be the first of three global conversations (including the Global Summit on Community Philanthropy in Johannesburg, November 2016, and the WINGS Forum in Mexico City, March 2017) aimed at strengthening the links between Southern philanthropy and non-profits, so that they are better able to develop effective and coordinated approaches to protecting civic space and increasing local support for civil society. The event will bring together thought leaders from civil society and philanthropy, with a particular emphasis on community philanthropy, which emphasizes local giving and civic participation. The intention is to reduce barriers around local support for civil society and to transform local CSO accountability so that it focuses on local people as the primary constituency. Citizen Voices in restrictive environments: From Art to Action (1h30) Organised by World Movement for Democracy and Redlad The workshop will discuss creative strategies that can be used to encourage and enable citizens to speak out against restrictive environments. With the active participation of the #SetThemFree campaign ambassadors, participants will review

the campaigns’ effort in building solidarity for human rights defenders, and consider the campaigns’ use of the arts to activate citizen participation. In addition, participants will have an opportunity to exchange best practices and lessons learned in partnering with artists to promote and achieve citizen action. Participation of Civil Society in multilateral scenarios: A path for more impact at the Organisation of American States (OAS) (1h30) Organised by World Movement for Democracy and Redlad Around the globe there are many multistate scenarios that have opened up for civil society participation. Nevertheless, most of the efforts have failed in creating a real participative platforms that overcome mere consultation and lead to real impact. In the proposed event Redlad will be presenting the results of a research process in which five multi state scenarios were review to underline good practices and lessons learned that could be used in the strengthening of these platforms, especially those associated with the Organization of American States. Closing Civil Society Space for LGBTI NGOs- Kenya, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, and Hungary Organised by Global Philanthropy Project (GPP) and Fund for Global Human Rights The GPP report focuses on four countries where tightening restrictions on civil society (such as the new foreign agent laws) are being used to 11

target LGBTI groups, as well as some strategies LGBTI groups are using to successfully resist these restrictions. The session will focus on Kenya, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, and Hungary, and will make recommendations for future research and donor action. We will have small group strategy sessions and report back on recommendations for future research and strategies for success. Building social accountability through volunteers Organised by Volunteer Services Overseas (VSO) People need to be able to hold those who make decisions that affect their lives to account and give input into how services should be delivered. Find out and explore how different types of volunteers can work to increase the capacity and space for social accountability by working with government, civil society, the private sector and communities. Learn about inspiring case studies from around the world, take the opportunity to share experiences, participate in interactive sessions informed by recent research on the roles volunteers can play and identify innovative possibilities for collaboration. Land and the Data Revolution: The role of people’s data and community-based monitoring as a means to advance land rights and good land governance Organised by International Land Coalition and Maliasili Secure land rights are critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – but

official data is too patchy or limited to allow for meaningful monitoring. People-generated data and participatory, community-based information and monitoring systems (CBMIS) have huge potential to fill data gaps, monitor progress, and increase accountability, while putting local communities in charge. This event will showcase positive examples from various ILC members, demonstrating the validity and effectiveness of such approaches and will engage delegates to gather additional examples and jointly strategize how to push for greater recognition and integration of community-based approaches into monitoring efforts at different levels. Citizen participation and mobilization in World Development Report 2017 Organised by World Development Report 2017 team, World Bank Governance challenges impede governments from fully delivering services and reducing poverty. There is broad momentum within the international development community to address these issues in more effective and meaningful ways. The World Bank’s 2017 World Development Report (WDR) focuses on the topic of Governance and the Law. It examines the complex challenges to building government capacity, and explores the link/ effects of governance reforms on development and prosperity. It focuses on three forms of governance: effective government service delivery, rule of law, and accountability mechanisms. This session will be an opportunity to learn about the framework behind the WDR 2017 and provide input.

WEDNESDAY 27 APRIL 2016 PARTNER EVENTS All day event Civil Society committed to peace building in Colombia Organised by Colombian organisations This is a full day event which will fall under the Peace programmatic track of ICSW 2016. It aims at creating a space for a high level dialogue to recognize experiences, share lessons learnt, and give contributions and recommendations from civil society organisations at a local, national and international level regarding the peace agreements that are being discussed in the Havana. The event will focus on item 2 and 5 of the peace negotiations agenda, namely, political participation and victims of human rights violations and truth respectively.

Morning session (3h30) Trends in global protest Organised by Civic Space Initiative (Article 19 , CIVICUS , ICNL and the World Movement for Democracy) This event will discuss the current trends in global protest. It will highlight the manifestation of protests while discussing the ‘triggers’ that ultimately result in mass mobilisation. The event will include experts on peaceful protests. 12

Data-driven solutions for supporting the next generation of civil society leaders Organised by Rhize Today’s global youth are frequently on the front lines of the battle for open civic spaces. Often unregistered or unaffiliated, they fight for rights, space, land, equality, justice, and recognition, filling gaps left by NGOs and government. Traditional civil society remains perplexed on how to support them and other new, inspired leaders. Join Rhize, an innovative global platform for movement-building, for the official release of a comprehensive report on civil society support of youth leaders — how we’re succeeding and/ or failing, and how we can foster the strongest generation of civic leaders in history. The event will feature organizations, movements, and youth profiled in the report and present an opportunity for the CIVICUS community to discuss how we might change the way we think about youth, development within 21st century change. Citizen Led Accountability Initiatives – experiences and prospects from three continents  Organised by CISU (Civil Society in Development), as a CIVICUS Voting Member Practitioners from Nicaragua, Kenya and Denmark will contribute with: - Approaches and strategies for holding duty bearers to account in different contexts - Lessons on the importance of ensuring own organizational legitimacy when engaging in accountability initiatives, which will lead to interactive discussions on challenges in

transforming accountability initiatives into real changes in people’s lives. URAIA from Kenya has experience in fostering civic engagement in a society where authority structures are becoming decentralized. Federación de Asociaciones de Personas con Discapacidad (FECONORI) from Nicaragua will contribute with how strengthening disabled people’s organizations has led to tangible service improvement. From Denmark, CISU (Civil Society in Development) contributes with experiences from a welfare society. How can the new Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data help ensure civil society is at the forefront of a Data Revolution? Organised by Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (CIVICUS) This event will be part of a global consultation undertaken by CIVICUS, as a champion of the New Global Partnership on Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD), to provide more information on the objectives and structure of the GPSDD and gain feedback about what it should look like and do, from a diverse civil society audience. The GPSDD aims to be an inclusive, comprehensive platform that will support civil society and other stakeholders to generate and use data to be more effective development actors, be more accountable to their constituents and to also hold decision makers to account.

Collaboration for accountability Organised by IREX and Internews IREX and Internews will host a two part interactive workshop among people who work in both civil society and media development (including CSOs, individual activists, media development and community media practitioners, bloggers, news media, citizen journalists and tech activists) that will: 1) showcases examples where civil society and media have successfully collaborated to increase accountability and where they have tried and failed – looking at both traditional media and online media, and 2) work with small groups to reflect on what this collaboration could look like in the context that participants work in, for example: closed spaces, or conflict-affected communities. Each group will identify challenges and solutions to the challenges and specific opportunities to further collaborate after the workshop that will be shared with the larger group.

Afternoon session (1h30) Antiterrorism laws in the global South and the Finance Action Task Force (FATF) influence Organised by Conectas Human Rights In the context of growing pressure for civil society, we would like to discuss the role of a little-known intergovernmental body, FATF, in the making of antiterrorism laws. Despite not being a regulation body, its recommendations have heavily influenced countries in both North and South to implement the anti-money laundering measures 13

and counter financing of terrorism its suggests. We are interested in grasping how this has influenced the new wave of antiterrorism laws and how this is affecting, in particular, social movements and notfor-profit organisations. The Civic Space Monitor: Towards tracking shrinking civic space in real time Organised by Civic Space Monitor (CIVICUS) The next generation of CIVICUS research tools aim to offer continuous and up-to-date assessment of civic space. The Civic Space Monitor, a web platform due to be launched in September 2016, combines eight streams of data on civic space to provide a comparative yet context-specific measurement of civic space for every country in the world. During ICSW, our discussion panel event on the Civic Space Monitor will be divided in two parts: 1. A presentation of the Civic Space Monitor (CSM) and Civic Pulse methodology to a broader civil society audience in order to create awareness about the new tool. 2. As these tools are based upon the principles of inclusiveness and flexibility, an external panel of different civil society actors including a journalist, human rights defender, LGBTI activist and government representative will discuss the potential impact of the CSM and how this kind of information would be useful for civil society.

Protecting anti-corruption activists as frontline human rights defenders: Experiences from Latin America Organised by Transparency International and Tranparencia por Colombia, as a CIVICUS Voting Member Citizen movements are on the rise across Latin America, and at the forefront of these movements is the demand to end corruption. Yet Latin America is amongst the world’s most dangerous environments for civil society. Anti-corruption activists, often taking on people who view themselves as above the rule of law, can be the region’s most at-risk human rights defenders. This session will share experiences across Latin America on the rise of citizens’ movements and their impact on the fight against corruption. By looking at different country experiences, it will explore what role traditional NGOs and other stakeholders have to play in supporting citizen movements and protecting anti-corruption activists, especially in environments of extreme violence. It will ask what the impact of international security assistance in corrupt environments is and how national, regional and international networks can help to protect activists at risk. How do we ensure accountability to the SDG on Gender? Strategies for CIVICUS’ Gender Working Group Organised by CIVICUS Gender Working Group A key concern of CIVICUS’ Gender Working Group (GWG) is how to ensure accountability to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5

on Gender equality and empowerment. This participatory workshop will frame the challenges and opportunities inherent in this, inviting input from the CIVICUS membership on how to achieve said accountability and exploring methods and strategies that will leverage the strengths of the GWG. Particular focus will be given to goal’s targets that address women in leadership and policies for the promotion of gender equality and empowerment. Towards a world citizen’s movement: Mapping for Transition Organised by World Democratic Forum, CONCORD, GCAP Towards a “World Citizens Movements” is a process launched by a DEEEP/CONCORD initiative, with the collaboration of CIVICUS, GCAP and the World Democratic Forum (WDF). After a first cycle of three conferences (Johannesburg ICSW 2013 & 2014 and Tunis WSF 2015), the first stage ended in October 2015 in Brussels. This second stage, “Mapping for Transition”, aims to map our organisations, initiatives and campaigns, in order to build together common strategies for the transition towards a worldwide democratic, fair and sustainable society. This session will provide a space to assess this transition process.

Accountability for implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Organised by Amnesty International, as a CIVICUS Voting Member

THURSDAY 28 APRIL 2016 - CIVICUS WORLD ASSEMBLY

Developing a suitable accountability framework for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is key for the success of Agenda 2030. The aim is to learn from different experiences of CSOs, on devising a framework for accountability (for Member States and other Stakeholders), at the National level leading to Global accountability. The 2016 World Assembly will feature three session formats: 1. “My Stories”: Inspiring stories by activists in achieving social change This segment will feature experiences shared by the Nelson Mandela-Graça Machel Innovation Awards winners. The Nelson Mandela-Graça Machel Innovation Awards celebrate civil society activism by awarding activists and organisations for their excellence, innovation, and brave risk-taking within grassroots development and governance campaign initiatives. 2. “In Conversation with…”: Interviews with leading civil society voices This segment will feature conversations with civil society leaders about their work, courage

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and perseverance in seeking durable peace and democracy.

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3. Panel Discussions: Dialogues on topical issues for civil society This segment will feature two panel discussions on: • What will it take to create inclusive societies and organisations? • Sustainable Development Goals: why should we care?

Mr. Emílio Álvarez Icaza, is the Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. He was the Ombudsman of Mexico City, independent consultant and expert on issues relating to human rights in Mexico. He has been a professor of human rights and has participated in several civil society initiatives. He is the author of three books on human rights issues, and a contributor to more than 80 publications. He has received more than 50 recognitions, awards and national and international distinctions.

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Ms. Raquel Rosenberg is co-founder of Engajamundo, an organization focused on empowering Brazilian youth to understand, participate and influence international political process. Her leadership in innovation and engagement passed through by organizations such as AIESEC, the BRICS Institute, and a diversity of international conferences such as Rio+20, Global Power Shift, Summit of BRICS, and Climate Change UN Conferences. A dancer in her spare times, Raquel is a fellow of Adopt a Negotiator, Red Bull Amaphiko and an affiliate of Ashoka Brazil.

Ms. Tamara Adrián is a Venezuelan lawyer, professor of law and lawmaker at the National Assembly of Venezuela (2016-2021). She is author of many articles and books relating the matters she teaches, as well as LGTTTBI law. Her works have been published internationally. Her articles refer to many different topics: contracts, torts, commercial law, company law, capital markets, and, of course, to gender and sexual diversity, sexual orientation, discrimination, as well as to gender violence, women’s rights and many other issues.

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Mr. Ali Zeddini is the Vice-President of the Tunisian League for Human Rights (Ligue Tunisienne des Droits de l’Homme - LTDH), one of the four organisations that formed the Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet and is also a 2015 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz is an indigenous leader from the Kankanaey Igorot people of the Cordillera Region in the Philippines. She is a social development consultant, indigenous activist, civic leader, human rights expert, public servant, and an advocate of women's rights in the Philippines. She is the former chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (2005-2010). In May 2014 the United Nations Human Rights Council appointed Ms Victoria Tauli-Corpuz to the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples.