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Honoured to have co-written this article with my colleague #Florencelnyabuntu, from Burundi, as part of the @Forus_Int Journalism Fellowship.
Together, we explored how local organisations in the African Great Lakes region are responding to the impacts of climate change and supporting communities to become active protectors of their environment.
Thank you to Forus for the opportunity to tell these stories and amplify the voices of local actors working for a more resilient future.
#ClimateChange #GreatLakes #Journalism #Forus #DRC #Burundi
From Kalehe's floods to Burundi's droughts, the African Great Lakes are on the front line of climate change ๐
Local CSOs are fighting back with legal action, agroforestry & community-led solutions.
Read more: forus-international.org/en/nโฆ
#ClimateJustice #GreatLakes
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Eight decades without a woman Secretary-General of the United Nations should itself provoke questions about representation within an institution committed to gender equality, writes Justina Kaluinaitฤ, @Forus_Int ipsnews.net/2026/09/unga-81-โฆ
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After the disaster in Nepal: Call to declare Global Climate Emergency
In a joint letter global Civil Society Networks called on H.E. Dr. Khalilur Rahman, President of the UN General Assembly,ย for stronger support for communities affected by the disaster and urgent action on climate mitigation, adaptation and loss and damage. A4SD, CIVICUS, GCAP, Forus and TAP
Read the full story: gcap.global/news/nepal-disasโฆ
#ClimateJustice @IPCC_CH
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Eight decades without a woman Secretary-General of the United Nations should itself provoke questions about representation within an institution committed to gender equality, writes Justina Kaluinaitฤ, @Forus_Int ipsnews.net/2026/09/unga-81-โฆ
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Our Executive Director, Mr Ernest Nyimai, is presenting on "The Journey So Far: PVO Amendment Act Operationalization โ Experiences of CSOs" at the ongoing PVO Regulations Sensitisation Workshop in Gweru.
In his presentation, he linked the relationship between the current operating environment and CSOs' ability to comply with regulatory requirements. He highlighted that today's civil society sector is navigating a defining, critical juncture: heightened surveillance and security concerns, shrinking and restructuring donor finance, growing politicisation of CSOs as "foreign agents," and multiple regulatory regimes now applying simultaneously to the same organisations.
He noted that this environment directly shapes how CSOs experience compliance on the ground โ pointing to tight gatekeeping at local level, transparency and communication gaps with regulators, capacity and knowledge gaps (including inconsistent guidance and missing standard procedures), and the real financial and administrative cost burden this places on organisations, particularly smaller and provincially-based CSOs.
The takeaway: when the operating environment tightens while regulatory demands multiply, compliance becomes a resourcing and capacity challenge โ not simply a willingness one. Addressing it requires standardised, well-communicated regulatory processes alongside a protected and enabling civic space.
#KnowYourRegulations #CivicSpaceMatters #TalkToYourRegulator
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Are you interested in shaping digital policy as a civil society actor? Applications are open for CADEโs 2026โ2027 Capacity Development Programme for CSOs. The sponsored capacity development programme builds technical knowledge in internet governance, cybersecurity, AI policy, and standards. It also develops practical negotiation and diplomacy skills for global policy processes. Weekly online learning and tailored expert support.
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Deadline: 30 August 2026
๐ Apply now:
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#CADE #DigitalPolicy #GlobalSouth #InternetGovernance #CivilSociety #CapacityBuilding #D4Dhub
@StephBorgPsaila @EU_Partnerships @D4DHub_EU @EU_Commission @enablingNGOlaw @Forus_Int @cipesaug @KICTANet @SarvodayaFusion @SMEX @picisoc @Karisma
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In this new article, @innobuchu and Florence Inyabuntu, explore how research has become a key tool for preventing conflict, supporting peacebuilders, and building lasting peace in the #GreatLakes region.
๐ Read the full article: forus-international.org/en/nโฆ
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Honored to be featured in this article by @HawaDaff, alongside Mylรจne Lawson and @LatifaSoufiani, on the Forus Leadership Programme. A great space to highlight the work of women strengthening women's leadership, each in their own way. Thank you to Forus for the visibility.
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In this article written by @HawaDaff, discover the experiences of Mylรจne Lawson, @LatifaSoufiani , who are part of the Forus Leadership Programme, and @Badalfohmoh7 : women working to strengthen womenโs leadership
Read the full article: forus-international.org/en/nโฆ
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๐AfP, @idps_cspps, @Forus_Int, and @TAPNetwork2030 came together to strengthen local civil society's storytelling for peacebuilding, justice, and inclusive societies through a series of webinars.
Explore the lessons learned: cspps.org/publications/powerโฆ
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๐ Join us at HLPF 2026!
Topic: Towards and Beyond 2030
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16 July 2026
๐ฅ Time: 10:30 AM โ 12:00 PM
๐ Venue: Bahรกโรญ International Communityโs United Nations Office, New York
๐ Register here: tinyurl.com/mr2jm98s
Organiser: Forus
Co-organisers: Global Call to Action Against Poverty, Action for Sustainable Development, Coalition for the UN We Need, TAP Network - Transparency, Accountability & Participation, STARLING INSTITUTE
#HLPF2026 #Beyond2030 #SDGs
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Happening tomorrow โถ๏ธ โโ@APRMorgโ@UNOSAA1โPathfinders #VNR Lab!
๐This in-person roundtable will offer a focused space on โleveraging synergies across #Agenda2030, #Agenda2063, and #APRM review processes.โ
โ Learn more: sdg16.plus/events/african-agโฆ
๐ฌ Speakers include:
โซ๏ธAmb. @APRM_MarieRose, CEO, APRM Continental Secretariat
โซ๏ธMs. @alberti_adriana, Chief, Programme Management and Capacity Development, Institutions and Digital Government, @UNDESA
โซ๏ธH.E. Mr Ismaรซl Nabรฉ, Minister of Planning, Development, and International Cooperation; @MpciGov Republic of Guinea
โซ๏ธDr. Ousmane Kante, Director of Monitoring and Evaluation of Good Governance Policies, Ministry of Justice, National APRM Permanent Secretary; Republic of Senegal
โซ๏ธMs. @DeAissata, Deputy Regional Director, @UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa
โซ๏ธMr. @AdamJeanPaul, Director for Policy, Monitoring and Advocacy, @UNOSAA1
โซ๏ธMs. @neemalugangira, Secretary General, @WPLeadersOrg
โซ๏ธMr. Ba Bocar Abdoulaye, Vice President; @PYU_UPJ
โซ๏ธDr. Jyotsna Mohan, Advocacy Officer; @Forus_Int
โซ๏ธMs. Oyebanke Abejirin, Senior Economic Officer, @ECA_OFFICIAL
โซ๏ธMs. Maggie Williams, Associate Director, SDG16+; @sdg16plus, @nyucic
โซ๏ธDr. Alfon Wittbeen, Director of Operations, APRM National Secretariat, Namibia (Moderator)
#HLPF2026
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๐ Join us at HLPF 2026!
Roundtable: Civil Society and Youth Perspectives on SDGs 16 & 17, the Pact for the Future and the Post-2030 Development Agenda
๐๏ธ Date: 9 July 2026
๐ Time: 1:00 PM EDT
๐ Venue: Mission of the Republic of Korea, New York
๐ Register here: tinyurl.com/5n84r46b
Organisers: Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea and KOICA
Co-organisers: Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) and partners
#HLPF2026 #SDG16 #SDG17
Alongside #HLPF2026, UNOSSCโs Samba Harouna Thiam joined the presentation of the new @Forus_Int report, Cooperation That Works, highlighting the importance of stronger, more inclusive partnerships to accelerate the #SDGs through South-South and #TriangularCooperation.
Replying to @UNOSSC @Forus_Int
Mr. Thiem stressed that the next frontier for #SouthSouth and #TriangularCooperation is moving beyond knowledge exchange to implementation and scaling solutions through institutionalized multi-stakeholder partnerships, with civil society engaged throughout the cooperation cycle.
Replying to @UNOSSC @Forus_Int
@Forus_Int is a global civil society network bringing together 74 national NGO platforms and 8 regional coalitions, representing more than 24,000 organizations worldwide. Read their full report: forus-international.org/en/pโฆ
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๐๐๐ฬ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ซ๐๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ฬ ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ (๐๐) !
La contribution du #C7 aux travaux du #G7 a pour ambition de mettre ร lโagenda des pays membres, des actions en faveur de la justice et de solidaritรฉ internationales. Dans un monde oรน le #multilatรฉralisme vacille, oรน les #crises se multiplient et oรน l'aide publique au dรฉveloppement #APD chute brutalement, la sociรฉtรฉ civile doit faire entendre sa voix pour que des actions concrรจtes soient prisesโฏ! ๐ช
๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ :
โ Garantir le respect et la promotion de la paix, de la dรฉmocratie, des droits humains, du droit international et du droit international humanitaire.
โ Accรฉlรฉrer la mise en ลuvre des Objectifs de Dรฉveloppement Durable (ODD)ย grรขce ร un soutien financier et ร une nouvelle gouvernance internationaleย dรฉmocratique, afin de bรขtir un avenir oรน les futures gรฉnรฉrations pourront sโรฉpanouir.
โ Soutenir le rรดle fondamental de la sociรฉtรฉ civile dans les actions en faveur du climat, de lโaide humanitaire et du dรฉveloppement, en renforรงant lโespace civique et sa place dans la coopรฉration internationale.
๐ซ๐ท ร noterโฏ: ร l'occasion de la Prรฉsidence franรงaise du G7, Coordination SUD assure le secrรฉtariat du C7, groupe d'engagementย officiel de la sociรฉtรฉ civile rassemblant une centaine d'organisations issues des pays membres du G7 et au-delร .
๐ Lire du communiquรฉ : 2026civil7.org/wp-content/thโฆ
๐ Dรฉcouvrir le site officiel du C7 : 2026civil7.org/
โฆ๏ธ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง โฆ๏ธ
๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ฬ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ (๐๐)!
The #C7 seeks to contribute to the #G7's work by urging its members to take concrete action in support of international justice and solidarity. In a world where #multilateralism is faltering, where #crises are multiplying and where official development assistance #ODA is sharply declining, civil society must make its voice heard so that concrete action is taken!
๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ:
โ Ensure respect for and promotion of peace, democracy, human rights, international law and international humanitarian law.
โ Accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) through adequate financial support and a renewed democratic international governance, to build a future where generations to come can thrive.
โ Support the fundamental role of civil society in climate action, humanitarian aid and development, by strengthening civic space and its place in international cooperation.
Note: As part of the French Presidency of the G7, Coordination SUD is serving as the secretariat of the C7, the official civil society engagement group bringing together around one hundred organisations from G7 member countries and beyond.
๐Read the French Version of the Communiquรฉ : 2026civil7.org/wp-content/thโฆ
๐Theย english version of the C7 Communiquรฉ will soon be available on the C7 website (which you can already visit now) : 2026civil7.org/
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๐ก๐โ๐ฬ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฬ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ (๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐๐๐)
Depuis 2016, les organisations de solidaritรฉ internationale ont fait des progrรจs notables pour intรฉgrer le genre dans leurs pratiques : approches plus stratรฉgiques, plus inclusives et plus intersectionnelles.
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NEW! @nnngo is accepting applications for the 2026 cohort of its 12 month journalism Fellowship.
The program focuses on three focal geopolitical zones in Nigeria: North East, South West, and South East.
Learn more and apply by February 20. twp.ai/4iw8B3
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"Young people have effectively leveraged tools such as social media by using them in ways that outpace traditional systems, and the pivotal role it played in uniting youth was evident in the recent protests in Nepal." @Forus_Int globalvoices.org/2025/11/24/โฆ
Overall, the 2025 Kenya Country Focus Report shows that the space for civil society in Kenya is shrinking and under pressure. While civil society organizations still play an important role in governance, they are currently facing growing political, legal, and operational challenges.
The #EUSEE network is coordinated by @hivos and includes @CIVICUSalliance, Democracy Reporting International, European Partnership for Democracy, @Forus_Int and @anticorruption
๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ? ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ.
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