Workspace for National Civil Society Advisory Committees to UNCT

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The Report of the Panel of Eminent persons on United Nations-Civil Society Relations (the Cardoso report), submitted to the Secretary-General in June 2004, emphasised the importance of enhancing UN-civil society relations at the country level. In response to the report, the Secretary-General recommended that United Nations Country Teams (UNCT) establish civil society advisory committees at country level as a forum for policy advice and civil society participation.
The overall goal of the civil society advisory advisory committee is to facilitate a synergistic two-way relationship:

The committee provides UNCT with strategic, political and substantive guidance on policies and programmes to improve development effectiveness; and

UNCT provides the committee with a space for dialogue, engagement and influence with the government and an avenue to make UNCT relevant to the lives of people. Together, the committee and UNCT help to generate dialogues on issues that need to be on social and governmental agendas.

The national advisory committees will seek to strengthen and support the ability of UNCT to understand and analyze the role and contributions of civil society in the changing development process of a country. They will also aim to contribute to policy development and thinking in UNCT, not only with regard to policies directly affecting and involving civil society, but on broad development policy. They will serve as a key vehicle to strengthen UN relations with CSOs and adapt the relationship to current needs.

This workspace has been set up to facilitate learning and exchange among UNCT civil society focal points and other country-level staff on setting up advisory committees.

Guidelines
Country Focal Points
Questions and Comments from UNCTs
News and Updates
Guidelines on CSACs
Contact Information

Reports from UNCTs

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	Burkina Faso ToR CSAC Burkina Faso (FR - 37.00 Kb)
	Malawi ToR CSAC Malawi (57.50 Kb) Minutes of First Meeting - Malawi (116.00 Kb)
	the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Terms of Reference - Civil Society Advisory Board to UNCT in the the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (21.58 Kb) Meeting Minutes - UNCT Civil Society Advisory Board in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (547.29 Kb)
	Ghana ToR CSAC Ghana (31.50 Kb) CSAC Ghana - Members List (74.50 Kb)
	Kyrgyzstan First progress report CSAB -December 2007 (71.00 Kb)
	Mozambique ToR CSAC Mozambique (1,077.50 Kb) Minutes of First Meeting - Mozambique (English) (34.00 Kb) First Meeting CSAC Report (Portuguese) (33.50 Kb)
	Pakistan Pakistan - ToR (30.50 Kb) Note on Process of UN-CS Engagement (29.00 Kb)
	Senegal 2008 CSAC ToR (FR - 35.50 Kb) Work plan 2008 (67.00 Kb) Note on CSAC (86.00 Kb) Synthesis Points (385.50 Kb)
	Plan d’action Partenariat SNU/ société civile 2008 Plan d’action Partenariat SNU/ société civile 2008 (FR - 67.00 Kb)
	Note on Civil Society Advisory Committees Note on Civil Society Advisory Committees (86.00 Kb)
	Synthèse points de vues agences osc Synthèse points de vues agences osc (3) (FR - 385.50 Kb)
	Philippines ToR CSAC Philippines (49.00 Kb) Note on Process (29.00 Kb) Briefing Notes on CSAC - Philippines - 6 Feb 2007 (29.50 Kb)
	Tanzania ToR CSAC Tanzania (31.00 Kb) Summary of process to set up CSAC Tanzania (38.00 Kb) Concept note on UN involvement with CS Tanzania (41.50 Kb) CSAC Minutes -19 March 2008 (46.00 Kb) CSAC Members (64.50 Kb)
	Bolivia ToR of the Council (ES - 120.99 Kb) Workplan of the Council (ES - 55.00 Kb) ToR of the interagency group supporting the CSAC (ES - 46.00 Kb) Workplan of Bolivia interagency group (ES - 45.00 Kb)

Guidelines

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	Broad Guidelines on CSACs - English Broad Guidelines on CSACs (64.00 Kb)
	Broad Guidelines on CSACs - French Broad Guidelines on CSACs - French (62.50 Kb)
	Broad CSAC Guidelines- English Broad Guidelines - English (64.00 Kb) Broad Guidelines - French (62.50 Kb)

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	Advisory Committee Country Office Matrix CSAC Status and Focal Points (66.00 Kb)
	CSAC Status and Focal Points CSAC Status and Focal Points (67.50 Kb)
	UN Country Team Civil Society Focal Points UN Country Team Civil Society Focal Points (91.00 Kb)

Questions and Comments from UNCTs

News and Updates

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Contact Information

For further information, please contact the Civil Society Division in UNDP: pb.cso@undp.org

To contact all UNCT civil society focal points together, please e-mail: unct.csfp@undp.org