Category: HUMANITARIAN AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
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UNHCR – SECOND GLOBAL REFUGEE FORUM (GRF), IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND FROM 13 TO 15 DECEMBER 2023
WACSOF participated to the second Global Refugee Forum (GRF), which will took place in Geneva, Switzerland from 13 to 15 December 2023. This landmark event was be co-hosted by UNHCR and the Swiss Confederation and co-convened with the Heads of State or Government of Colombia, France, Japan, Jordan, the Niger and Uganda. The Global…
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LAUNCHING OF THE REC STUDY BY OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS
The Open Society Foundations Africa (OS-Africa), launched a report, which is the updated-The Civil Society Guide to Regional Economic Communities in Africa on November 28-29, 2023. This study is timely, given that Africa, the AU and indeed the RECs have undergone major shifts and profound changes over the period since the study was first published,…
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THE CSO GOVERNANCE FORUM ON “A YEAR AFTER THE ACCRA FORUM: A STOCK-TAKING OF AFRICA’S RESPONSE TO THE RESURGENCE OF UCGS” 26- 27 OCTOBER 2023 ACCRA, GHANA
The Institute for Security Studies (ISS), in collaboration with the Open Society Foundation (OSF), International IDEA, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), organised a two-day reflection forum for Civil Society actors, themed “A Year after the Accra Forum: A stock-taking of Africa’s response to the resurgence of UCG.” The event took place from 26-27…
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WACSOF SAYS NO TO ANY MILITARY INTERVENTION IN NIGER, CALLS ON ECOWAS FOR A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION, BETTER GOVERNANCE AND THE OPENING OF THE CIVIC SPACE
ABUJA AUGUST 21ST 2023: The West African Civil Society Forum (FOSCAO) is closely following the political crisis in NIGER, following the military coup on July 26, 2023 which led to the overthrow of the elected President MOHAMMED BAZOUM. During the extraordinary meeting of heads of state on July 29, 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria, ECOWAS, without…
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LE FOSCAO DIT NON À TOUTE INTERVENTION MILITAIRE AU NIGER, LANCE UN APPEL À LA CEDEAO POUR UNE RÉSOLUTION PACIFIQUE, UNE MEILLEUR GOUVERNANCE ET L’OUVERTURE DE L’ESPACE CIVIQUE
ABUJA 21 AOÛT 2023 : Le Forum de la Société Civile de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (FOSCAO), suit de près la crise politique au NIGER, suite au coup d’État militaire survenu le 26 juillet 2023 qui a conduit au renversement du Président élu MOHAMMED BAZOUM. Lors de la réunion extraordinaire des chefs d’états du 29 Juillet 2023…
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A FOSCAO DIZ NAO A QUALQUER INTERVENCAO MILITAR NO NIGER, APELA À CEDEAO E A TODAS AS PARTES INTERESSADAS PARA UMA RESOLUÇÃO PACÍFICA, UMA MELHOR GOVERNAÇÃO E E A ABERTURA DO ESPAÇO CÍVICO E POLÍTICO NOS ESTADOS-MEMBROS
ABUJA 21 DE AGOSTO DE 2023 : O Fórum da Sociedade Civil da África Ocidental (FOSCAO) está a acompanhar de perto a crise política no Níger, na sequência do golpe militar de 26 de julho de 2023 que levou ao derrube do Presidente eleito MOHAMMED BAZOUM. Na reunião extraordinária de Chefes de Estado de 29…