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civil society projects for democracy
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An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Colombia empowers communities impacted by armed conflict to access justice, by documenting serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law; presenting the findings to the Special¡
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The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Democracy Fund invites civil society organizations to apply for project funding between 4 November 2021 and 12 December 2021.
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An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Sierra Leone works to strengthen women¡¯s participation in areas where cultural patriarchal barriers have previously limited their involvement.
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An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in the Gambia has not only paved the way for the historic passage of the Access to Information Bill in August 2021; it has also created unprecedented cooperation and collaboration between civil society and¡
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An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Iraq works to strengthen youth participation in democratic processes, building a network of young activists to develop skills in leadership, negotiation and communication.
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An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Lebanon works to strengthen the autonomy of Syrian women refugees so as to increase their opportunity to fully participate in the democratic, economic and reconstruction processes.
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An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Bhutan works to strengthen local news coverage and build relationships between journalists and rural communities, which make up almost 70 per cent of the population yet lack access to government agencies¡
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An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Uzbekistan supports women¡¯s leadership in green entrepreneurship amid severe impacts of climate change, and thereby their participation in the local economy.
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An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Jordan works to improve effective representation for detainees so as to ensure their human rights are respected.
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in the Balkans used the citizen assembly model to address high rates of vaccine hesitancy and mistrust of government
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An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Gambia facilitated the National Assembly¡¯s passing of an Access to Information Bill in July 2021. With this, Gambia becomes the last English-speaking country in West Africa to recognize access to¡
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The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Deputy Secretary-General has approved a short list of 35 project proposals for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF¡¯s Fifteenth Round of Funding, following recommendations by the United Nations Democracy Fund Advisory Board. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF has contacted¡
Engaging Haiti¡¯s Youth in the Fight Against Corruption and Impunity
Voice to Action: International Day of Democracy 2025
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SDG Lounge - Growing Local Solutions
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Navigating AI for Governance and Citizen Engagement
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Empowering the next generation: Democracy for climate justice
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SDG Roundtable: Marking 75 Years of Human Rights and Civil Society Participation
SDG Dialogues: International Day of Democracy 2022
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF Partner Protecting Media Freedom
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