Bi-annual Task Team Meeting (Fall edition)

On 23 and 24 November 2020, the Task Team organized its 24^th bi-annual meeting. Due to the COVID-19 developments the meeting took place virtually and connected more than 40 participants from over 5 continents. The focus of day 1 was on sharing updates about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their work, discussing civil society engagement in their home countries, which was follow... I Want To Read More

Research Studies – CSO participation in the SDGs

The 2030 Agenda recognizes that the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can only be successful with strong global partnerships and cooperation. Civil society organizations (CSOs), due to their direct connection with poor, vulnerable and marginalized communities, are recognized as key partners in the successful implementation and monitoring of the SDGs. In the face of this in... I Want To Read More

Delivering on SDG 17: Going Further, Together (HLPF 2020)

The Task Team co-hosted a virtual side event with The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland on Thursday 16 July on the margins of the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development: "Delivering on SDG 17: Going Further, Together". The session welcomed more than 80 participants covering many corners of the globe, comprising of representatives f... I Want To Read More

Virtual Task Team “Touch base”

On 11 & 12 May 2020 the Task Team connected over 30 participants from 5 continents during the first Virtual TT “Touch base”. The focus of day 1 was to stay connected, as well as share, update and discuss the current situation and the role of civil society in the face of the Covid-19 crisis. Day 2 focused on providing updates on the Task Team’s work and current acti... I Want To Read More

Task Team Synthesis Studies Workshop

The Studies Synthesis Workshop took place on Tuesday 25 & Wednesday 26 February 2020, at the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), in The Hague, The Netherlands under the guidance of the Principle Researchers Alan Fowler (emeritus professor at ISS) and Kees Biekart (Associate Professor at ISS). The research study focused on ‘ I Want To Read More

Task Team Meeting Dublin

On 25-26 November 2019, the Task Team organized its bi-annual meeting at Iveagh House - headquarters of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Dublin, Ireland. Preparatory meetings for Task Team participants took place on Monday 25 November. The focus of the 22nd Task Team meeting was on recent and upcoming Task Team initiatives, including; Task Team country level engagement with a f... I Want To Read More

Stockholm Civil Society Days

The Task Team was well represented and very active during the last Stockholm Civil Society Days (SCSD), which took place on 19 and 20 November 2019 in Stockholm. The SCSD is a reoccurring event which focused this year on the 2030 Agenda and the core principle to Leave No One Behind. The SCSD was attended by practitioners working for or with CSOs involved in Swedish international development coo... I Want To Read More

Task Team Studies Methodology Workshop

The new phase of Task Team Studies will focus on “What factors in a country’s environment help or hinder the effective CSO participation in SDG-related processes and how is this practically felt/experienced”. The studies will involve research in 6 countries including: Ghana, Tanzania, Hungary, Nepal, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Costa Rica, and will be conducted under the guidance of I Want To Read More

HLPF 2019 Side-event

The 2019 High Level Political Forum (HLPF), with the theme empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality, took place 9-18 July 2019 in New York. Both SDG 16 (on peaceful, just and inclusive societies) and SDG 17 (which includes multi-stakeholder partnerships) were subject to an in-depth review. The Task Team organised a side event during the HLPF at the Permanent Mission of Ireland ... I Want To Read More

Task Team Session at 2019 Senior Level Meeting of the GPEDC

The First Senior Level Meeting (SLM) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) was held from July 13 to 14, on the margins of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York. This year’s SLM addressed how we partner and work together (the effectiveness principles) towards implementing the 2030 Agenda. During the SLM, the Task T... I Want To Read More

First ‘Going Further Together’ Workshop in Kenya

On 27-28 June 2019, the first ever ‘Going Further Together’ Workshop on CSO Development Effectiveness and Enabling Environment at the country level was hosted in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop was co-created by the Government of Kenya’s National Treasury and Planning, Reality of Aid Africa, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and the Task Team. Watch a summary video of the w... I Want To Read More

OECD Civil Society Days 2019

On 4-7 June 2019, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD) and the Task Team on CSO Development Effectiveness and Enabling Environment (Task Team) hosted the Civil Society Days at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris.   I Want To Read More

Task Team Meeting Paris

On 4-5 June 2019, the Task Team organized it’s bi-annual meeting at the Organization of Economic Development Cooperation (OECD) in Paris. This meeting was a very significant one as it marked the tenth anniversary of the Task Team. To celebrate this, the meeting was organized within the framework of the 2019 Civil Society Days, and was held back-to-back with the I Want To Read More

2018 Multi-stakeholder Initiative Literature Review

Following the successful completion of the Multi-stakeholder Initiatives Study in 2016, in 2018 the Task Team commissioned a literature view to inform debate within the Task Team on knowledge needs and gaps. Findings from this initial literature review were used to inform further debate within the Task Team on a I Want To Read More

2017 Indicator 2 Refinement Workshop

Indicator 2 of the Global Partnership monitoring framework assesses whether civil society operates within an environment that maximizes its engagement in and contribution to development. It covers the extent to which governments and development partners contribute to an enabling environment for CSOs and the extent to which CSOs are implementing development effectiveness principles in their own ... I Want To Read More

2017 Stockholm Civil Society Days

The Task Team organized the session Switching gears: Imagine you are someone else! Shift positions between CSO, donor and partner country government representative at the Sto... I Want To Read More

2017 Development Effectiveness Forum

On 3-4 July 2017, the Forum on Development Cooperation Effectiveness in Honduras was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The event was organized with support from the UNDP, OECD, and European Union. The objective was to stimulate greater knowledge and involvement, especially of development actors, in the implementation of effective development cooperation... I Want To Read More

2016 GPEDC High Level Meeting Nairobi

The 2nd High Level Meeting (HLM2) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) was held late 2016 in Nairobi. It was attended by more than 4,600 delegates from 157 countries including government, parliaments, business, civil society, and foundati... I Want To Read More

Global Partnership Initiative 12

Global Partnership Initiatives (GPIs) are voluntary initiatives which aim to advance the effective development cooperation commitments under the auspices of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC). GPIs are led by national governments, civil society organizations, foundations and members of the private sector, among others. They generate policy-relevant lessons and ... I Want To Read More

2016 Civicus Civil Society Week

CIVICUS’ International Civil Society Week took place in April 2016 in Bogota, Colombia. The event provided an open space for a diversity of civil society actors from around the world to deliver a series of conferences, workshops, training sessions, volunteer initiatives and cultural experiences related to the overarching theme “Active Citizens, Accountable Actions”. I Want To Read More

2016 Multi-stakeholder Initiatives Study

The Task Team sees value in studies that could guide it in its work. In 2015, the Task Team commissioned a study on what contributes to good performance of multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs). The Comparative Studies on Multi-stakeholder Initiatives (MSI study) examined what makes MSIs work well and why. Research was conducted by local consultants in four countries (Costa Rica, Indonesia, Keny... I Want To Read More

2015 European Development Days

Together with the CPDE and the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC), the Task Team engaged in a session at the 2015 European Development Days (EDD2015) on "Multi-stakeholder partnerships for inclusive development and ... I Want To Read More

2015 Indicator 2 Refinement workshop

The monitoring framework of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) tracks country-level progress in implementing the internationally-agreed effective development co-operation commitments. It consists of a set of ten indicators. Indicator 2 reads "ci... I Want To Read More

2014 GPEDC High Level Meeting Mexico

The 1st High Level Meeting (HLM1) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) was held 15-16 April 2014 in Mexico City. More than 1,500 development leaders, including heads of state and government, ministers, parliamentarians and leaders from in... I Want To Read More