Civil Society
Civil society can be understood as the "third sector" of society, distinct from government and business, and including the family and the private sphere. By other authors, civil society is used in the sense of 1) the aggregate of non-governmental organizations and institutions that manifest interests and will of citizens or 2) individuals and organizations in a society which are independent of the government.Sometimes the term civil society is used in the more general sense of "the elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, etc, that make up a democratic society" (Collins English Dictionary). Especially in the discussions …
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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 18 September 2024 English
Contact Overview SEA of Solutions (SoS) is a flagship partnerships event towards solving plastic pollution at source. Since its launch in 2019, SoS has served as a platform for sharing …
impact by working with governments, businesses, civil society, academia, and international partners. The initiative …
UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 18 September 2024 English
Programme Overview SEA of Solutions (SoS) is a flagship partnerships event towards solving plastic pollution at source. Since its launch in 2019, SoS has served as a platform for sharing …
impact by working with governments, businesses, civil society, academia, and international partners. The initiative …
Greens/EFA: The Greens/European Free Alliance · 5 August 2024 English
proudly stand for ensuring equal rights, for the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights, for civil society and freedom of press, for women's rights and gender equality, and we stand firm against all forms …
law, democracy and fundamental rights, for civil society and freedom of press, for women's rights and …
Greens/EFA: The Greens/European Free Alliance · 3 August 2024 English
A study by Martin Sas, KU Leuven, Centre for IT & IP Law, Leuven, Belgium Jan Tobias Mühlberg, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Ecole Polytechnique,Brussels, Belgium
We conducted interviews with researchers, civil society organisations, age assurance tools’ providers … respectively represent the research community, the civil society, the age assurance industry, or supervisory … and analysed the available academic papers, civil society organisations reports and regulatory authorities … and includes the views of many academics, civil society actors, industry representatives, and regulators …
MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 26 July 2024 English
Since the end of the Second World War, the US’s engagement in South Asia has undergone changes in response to evolving geopolitical dynamics in the region and the global landscape. …
systems, civil society serves as a check on state actions. However, in South Asia, civil society often lacks … energy policy, entrepreneurship development, and civil society support. Infrastructure financing, as an alternative … finalized after extensive consultation with Nepali civil society, the private sector, and other stakeholders … visited Nepal and met with parliamentarians, civil society leaders, and the business community. Nepal feared …
NYU: New York University · 23 July 2024 English
Gubad Ibadoghlu's case represents a trend of falsely imprisoning human rights defenders that casts a shadow on a premier annual gathering. The post Azerbaijan’s Aliyev Extends Arbitrary Detentions Even as …
RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 23 July 2024 English
Against this backdrop, we sought to determine whether there were gender-based differences in the daily use of the Internet and Internet-enabled devices, and whether the differences had any influence on …
to online harms in academic, government, and civil society circles. This is evident from the numerous conferences …
The Equality Trust · 22 July 2024 English
"The Spirit Level at 15: The Enduring Impact of Inequality" revisits the influential work "The Spirit Level" fifteen years after its initial publication. It underscores the persistent and growing impact …
that governments, third-sector organisations, civil society and the commercial sector give greater space …
NITI Aayog: National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) · 22 July 2024 English
The economic reforms under way and the economic & institutional reforms on the agenda for the next few years, will sustain growth of per capita GDP at 7% during the …
weak & vulnerable while giving ample scope for civil society to provide a multiplicity of non-marketable …
ERIA: Economic Research Institute for ASEAN & East Asia · 22 July 2024 English
ERIA Event Report 2024
sector, scientists, the finance sector, and civil society groups. It also emphasises the pivotal role … policymakers, industries, academia, experts, civil society, and the finance sector in ASEAN can make a … public and private sectors as well as academia, civil society organisations, and developmental organisations … scientists and researchers; the finance sector; and civil society groups, which include the informal sector, indigenous … ASEAN, governments, the private sector, and civil society groups should create initiatives that are informed …
