41. Environmental NGOs And Environmental Management Systems This report provides a detailed analysis of the focus group discussion, The participants had interacted with industry and government in various ways. http://www.cep.unc.edu/erp/ems_ngo/es.html

Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations and Environmental Management Systems: North Carolina Groups Share Their Views EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In late 1999 a group of North Carolina's environmental leaders participated in a focus group to discuss voluntary environmental programs and, in particular, environmental management systems (EMS). The purpose of this meeting was to enable the Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance (DPPEA) of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to hear the opinions of environmentalists in the state and identify opportunities for citizen education and involvement in EMS. The focus group yielded key insights into attitudes toward voluntary environmental programs, especially those offering regulatory flexibility, and the concerns that participants have about the implementation of such programs. This report provides a detailed analysis of the focus group discussion, organized by major themes, and recommends actions to the DPPEA that will facilitate communication with environmental and community organizations and may foster greater involvement in EMS projects. BACKGROUND The NC DENR, with DPPEA as the lead agency, is conducting a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of an EMS in improving environmental performance/compliance and pollution prevention. Through this pilot program, DENR hopes to better understand EMS implementation, particularly the ISO 14001 model.

42. Report Of The Task Force On Institutional Arrangements For Cooperation With Nong analysis of the internal and external feedback shows the areas of consensus as NGOgovernment cooperation and in building the capacity of ngos to deal http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/NGOs/ngorep05.asp?p=coopngos

43. Fighting Poverty In Asia And The Pacific: The Poverty Reduction Strategy - The S The Strategy will provide the analysis and set out the areas of focus, agreement with the government, commercial banks, and ngos to establish the Rural http://www.adb.org/Documents/Policies/Poverty_Reduction/strategy.asp

Home What's New e-Notification Site Map ... Help Resources Asia Recovery Information Center ADB Institute Search Home Publications Catalog Online Publications Document Table of Contents p. 3 of 4 BACK NEXT The Mission The Challenge of Poverty Reduction ... Fighting Poverty in Asia and the Pacific: The Poverty Reduction Strategy The Strategy To ensure that all aspects of ADB operations are driven by poverty considerations, ADB must translate the framework described in the previous chapter into a comprehensive strategy. The following sections describe how the three pillars of this framework (para.15) will underpin programs of policy reform, investment projects, and capacity building in individual countries. In keeping with its overarching goal, the Poverty Reduction Strategy will also be the driving force for ADB's Long-Term Strategic Framework. Poverty Analysis Since poverty causes and characteristics differ from country to country, the starting point must be a comprehensive examination of the constraints and opportunities for poverty reduction in each country. An initial task in poverty analysis will be a review of the sector poverty targets agreed under the Strategy 21 (Appendix 1) and the Agenda for Action on Social Development (para.5) and the principal sector strategies being followed. This will require understanding the nature, intensity, and spread of poverty; the distributional effects of macroeconomic policies; the focus and efficiency of public expenditures; and the effectiveness of government programs and institutions. ADB will involve other stakeholders in the analysis and build on the extensive data already developed by the government and the donor community.

44. Rise Of Philippine NGOs In Managing Development Assistance Little analysis has been conducted, however, of what has been working, Though PACAP is a continuing NGO program run by a foreign government agency, http://www.synergos.org/globalphilanthropy/04/asiafinancingphilippines.htm

Knowledge Base > Rise of Philippine NGOs in Managing Development Assistance The Rise of Philippine NGOs in Managing Development Assistance Summary By Consuelo Katrina A. Lopa This paper is part of the collection Financing Development in Southeast Asia: Opportunities for Collaboration and Sustainability produced with support from the Sasakawa Peace Foundation Download full text of paper (PDF) Consuelo Katrina A. Lopa Lopa is currently doing freelance research and writing. She was Project Coordinator of a Philippine non-governmental organization, the Gaston Z. Ortigas Peace Institute, working on the Project on the Legacies of the Marcos Dictatorship from 1999 to 2002. Prior to working on the Legacies Project, Ms. Lopa was Coordinator of Philippine Development NGOs for International Concerns (PHILINK), from August 1990 to June 2000. In recent years, official development assistance (ODA) agencies have been increasingly exploring avenues for supporting community development initiatives more directly. The result has been the creation of a diversity of new funding channels, many of them involving NGOs, both in the host and donor countries. Little analysis has been conducted, however, of what has been working, including the how and why, and few attempts have been made to share examples more widely. This paper seeks to address this gap by looking at the case of the Philippines in detail and follows on the general overview of ODA-NGO collaboration presented by David Winder in his paper Options for Financial Sustainability: Collaboration Between Civil Society and Development Agencies in Southeast Asia Various stakeholders in the Philippine development community have warmly received the practice of NGO management of ODA. NGO management of ODA funds transfers traditional decision-making powers over allocation and use of funds, from donor representatives and host government agencies to collegial bodies comprised of or influenced by NGO representatives. This paper explores this rise of Philippine NGOs in managing ODA, looking at the different forms of NGO-managed mechanisms and challenges and opportunities for NGOs and ODA agencies moving forward.

45. NGOs Make War On Israel - Middle East Quarterly - Summer 2004 The presence of government funding (particularly in the case of Europe and analysis of the activities and agendas of a large number of these ngos shows http://www.meforum.org/article/633

Home About the Forum Middle East Quarterly MEF Campus Clubs ... Contact Editor NGOs Make War on Israel by Gerald M. Steinberg The horrors of the Holocaust and the outrage over the failure of Allied powers to intervene provided the impetus for the creation of today's international human rights system, anchored in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The United Nations (U.N.) and individual governments were the primary actors in establishing new international norms, but in time, a network of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) essentially privatized this international regime. The most powerful of them— Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW), the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), and others—exert a tremendous influence in the U.N., the European Union (EU), and Western capitals. The NGO community has prospered and grown. In 1948, sixty-nine NGOs had consultative status at the U.N.; by 2000 their numbers had swollen to over 2000, the majority defining themselves as "universal human rights organizations." Initially, human rights NGOs did little work in the Middle East. During the 1970s, these groups played a central role in the Helsinki process and in furthering the human rights agenda of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE). Helsinki Watch (which later became Human Rights Watch) and Amnesty International were instrumental in protesting the denial of human rights to Jews in the Soviet Union and the communist regimes of eastern Europe, including the case of Anatoly (Natan) Sharansky. The emphasis in this early stage was on the protection of the rights of individuals in repressive systems.

46. Asia Times - News And Analysis From Throughout Southeast Asia The ICG was among 20 ngos named by the head of the state intelligence agency In addition, it recommended that the government strengthen the capacity and http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/FF05Ae05.html

var zflag_nid="305"; var zflag_cid="61/1"; var zflag_sid="50"; var zflag_width="1"; var zflag_height="1"; var zflag_sz="15"; Search Asia Times Advanced Search Southeast Asia NGOs fan the flames in Indonesia By Tony Sitathan The latest crackdown by the Indonesian government, just one month before presidential elections on July 5, is not being aimed at rebel forces in Aceh, but rather at the International Crisis Group (ICG) and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in Indonesia. ICG's Southeast Asia director Sidney Jones and analyst Francesca Lawe-Davies were given the marching orders to leave Indonesia "immediately" on Wednesday and could depart before the weekend is over. Almost overnight they were made persona non grata and have since been treated more like dissidents than international activists. The move is strongly reminiscent of actions taken during the rule of former dictator Suharto. But perhaps there were higher motives of nationalism involved in expelling Jones and Lawe-Davies from Indonesia, as many government officials believe ICG's reports on terrorism and separatist movements have only fanned the seeds of discontent in the country. The ICG was among 20 NGOs named by the head of the state intelligence agency (BIN), retired general A M Hendropriyono, as potential security threats to the upcoming presidential elections.

47. IBA - Press Release The 17 page document analysis of the Zimbabwean Nongovernmental ngos are providing essential assistance where the government cannot or will not. http://archive.ibanet.org/News/NewsItem.asp?newsID=151

48. Firstamendmentcenter.org: Analysis In Pakistan, the military government recently proposed a code of access. The Coalition for Information Freedom, a group of 17 ngos, released a draft http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/analysis.aspx?id=11404

49. Beijing +10: Dutch NGOs Review Progress On Beijing Action Platform In 2000, after pressure from the women’s NGO community, the government the BPfA and to “conduct a critical analysis of their assistance programmes so as http://www.socialrights.org/spip/article1032.html

Social Rights Bulgaria Networking Bulgarian NGOs Online Date: 21st September 2005 Go to the navigation menu. Sections: Bulgaria World Events Articles ... About us Beijing +10: Dutch NGOs review progress on Beijing Action Platform Navigation: Social Rights Bulgaria Articles Related Articles Gender equality WSIS online gender discussions Free Software for free women Women and Free Software: are we strategic enough? Bulgarian court removes first batterer from home under new law on protection against domestic violence ... Archives (112 Articles) Related Articles Bulgarian Social NGOs Internship: Next Page Foundation, Bulgaria An Introduction to Activism on the Internet Invitation to join European Governance Network Interview: The Orphan Foundation and foster care in Bulgaria ... Archives (17 Articles) In the same section Cultures in Dialogue: project and resolution for protection of minorities in Europe A new era can open up for Europe Free Software for free women Women and Free Software: are we strategic enough? ... Archives (176 Articles) Monday 28th February 2005 by Lin McDevitt-Pugh Holland is not a large country, but its women’s movement has international fame and its government has a reputation for supporting the advancement of women worldwide. At least, that was the case until recently. In January this year 50 Dutch NGO’s published their joint study on how the Dutch government has done on its promise to advance the position of women, made in 1995 in Beijing at the 4th United Nations World Conference on Women. Publishing the review is part of an NGO strategy to revitalise the Dutch government’s role in supporting gender equality processes, at home and in the world.

50. 951547ev Desk analysis was made of the other 14. Impact analysis on beneficiary groups was ngos meet social welfare needs hitherto met mainly by government. http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/evaluation/evinfo/tacis/951547_ev.html

en document.write(''); document.write('English'); document.write(''); EUROPA European Commission EuropeAid Evaluation ... Europa Search EVINFO Back Evaluation of Tacis-LIEN (Link Inter European NGOs) in the New Independent States and Mongolia - Abstract This study of the LIEN Programme, an instrument for civil society development through strengthening the NGO sector in the NIS, found efficiency and effectiveness good, but also found that longer-term sustainable impact was not assured. Subject of the evaluation Tacis-LIEN encourages the development of exchanges and cooperation between NGOs from the NIS and Mongolia and NGOs based in the EU-Member States. It contributes to the development of civil society in the NIS and Mongolia and strengthens the capacity of NIS-NGOs through partnerships with EU-NGOs. Its specific objectives are to provide assistance to disadvantaged women in order to improve their conditions and status and to contribute to the social reintegration and/or promotion of sustainable social and health support. Total EU funding was EURO 20.7 m.

51. Asleep At The Wheel: Analysis Of NGOs Priorities And Sudan Asleep at the Wheel analysis of ngos priorities and Sudan It was only in 2003, after the Moslem Arabled government opened a new front against the http://www.hvk.org/articles/0804/105.html

[an error occurred while processing this directive] Asleep at the Wheel: Analysis of NGOs priorities and Sudan Author: Publication: www.ngo-monitor.org Date: August 26, 2004 Asleep at the Wheel: Comparing the Performance of Human Rights NGO's on Sudan and Arab-Israeli Issues As a result of these reports, human rights NGOs, such as HRW, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists, etc., should have been very aware of the scale of these human rights violations in Sudan. Yet, as Prof. Don Habibi has noted, "despite the scale, scope, and duration of this genocide, it was never a priority on the agendas of AI, HRW or the UN." Amnesty International, the "world's largest private human rights organization," and possibly its most prolific, managed to produce a total of 7 reports on Sudan during this time period (March 7, 2001 to October 13, 2001). [10] 5 of those reports addressed the arrest and imprisonment of specific human rights lawyers. One mentioned the massive human rights violations being committed by the Sudanese military and allied forces. However, this report was not addressed to the government in Khartoum, the Arab League, or the UN, but to the Canadian oil company, Talisman Energy. Where then were AI's attentions focused during this time? The record shows that this organization allocated most of its resources to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. During the period in which AI produced 7 reports on the Sudan, it published and released 39 reports on "Israel/Occupied Territories," the vast majority consisting of one-sided condemnations of Israel, including charges of "war crimes" - a term rarely used with respect to Sudan. [11] While ignoring the large-scale and systematic bombing and destruction of Sudanese villages, AI issued numerous condemnations of the razing of Palestinian houses, [12] most of which were used as sniper nests or belonged to terrorists. Although failing to decry the slaughter of thousands of civilians by Sudanese government and allied troops, AI managed to criticize Israel's "assassinations" of active terrorist leaders. [13]

52. International Budget Project - How To: Tips On Building An Effective NGO - Model The types of applied budget reports that ngos and researchers around the world analysis of trends in the size of the US government and the nature of http://www.internationalbudget.org/resources/howto/modelreports.htm

In this Section Capacity Building Resources Getting Started Fundraising The Media ... resources "How To" Build an Effective Budget Analysis Organization The types of applied budget reports that NGOs and researchers around the world have begun to produce, or are thinking of preparing, are often similar in subject area, scope, and methodology. This section of the web site pulls together a sampling of reports written by independent budget researchers. The reports were selected on the basis of which ones might be replicable or adaptable, in large or small part, by other researchers. The topics covered by the reports include ones that assess in broad terms proposed government budgets, as well as reports that assess these budgets in a more targeted fashion, such as their effects on the poor or on women. The reports also include tax analyses and analyses of poverty and income trends, and the reports focus on both the national and sub-national levels of government. Further, the materials here include other specialized examples of publications that might be of interest to NGOs engaged in applied budget work. They include, for example, some effective budget newsletters that groups produce and some primers to government budgets that groups have used for budget trainings.

53. Co-Chairs Summary Analyse the missing gender analysis in ngos and campaigns on energy and develop This requires policy shifts within all government departments at http://www.earthsummit2002.org/workshop/co-chairs_summary.htm

Access le texte en Francais [ Download the document in pdf format / in txt format ] International Conference “Gender Perspectives for Earth Summit 2002 - Energy; Transport; Information for Decision-Making Berlin, 10-12 January 2001 Co-Chairs Summary of the Discussions Conference hosts: German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Berlin, and the Heinrich Boell Foundation, Berlin Substantive coordination: UNED Forum, London Conference Co-Chairs: Minu Hemmati, UNED Forum; and Barbara Schaefer, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety 55 participants from 12 countries, including 13 representatives from Developing Countries and Countries in Transition, brought together a wealth of knowledge and expertise from various backgrounds – women's organisations, grass roots activists, professionals, academics, policy-makers. The conference was part of the preparatory process towards CSD-9 and the World Summit on Sustainable Development, to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2002 (Earth Summit 2002). It focused on Three of the CSD-9 topics – energy, transport, information for decision making – as regards their gender aspects (see background papers at the workshop website);

54. NGO Watch - Information It will include analysis of relevant issues, treaties, and international There will be crossreferenced information about corporations and ngos, http://www.ngowatch.org/info.htm

NGOWATCH.ORG is a collaborative project of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research and the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies . Recent years have seen an unprecedented growth in the power and influence of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). While it is true that many NGOs remain true to grassroots authenticity conjured up in images of protest and sacrifice, it is also true that non-governmental organizations are now serious business. NGO officials and their activities are widely cited in the media and relied upon in congressional testimony; corporations regularly consult with NGOs prior to major investments. Many groups have strayed beyond their original mandates and have assumed quasi-governmental roles. Increasingly, non-governmental organizations are not just accredited observers at international organizations, they are full-fledged decision-makers. Throughout much of the world, non-governmental organizations are unregulated, and are spared any requirement to account for expenditures, to disclose activities or sources of funding, or even to declare their officers. That is not the case in the United States, where the tax code affords the public some transparency about its NGOs. But where is the rest of the story? Do NGOs influence international organizations like the World Trade Organization? What are their agendas? Who runs these groups? Who funds them? And to whom are they accountable?

55. NGO Monitor - Human Rights NGOs - Arab Israeli Conflict NGO Monitor promotes critical debate and accountability of human rights ngos in the Arab With funding from other church groups, government aid agencies, http://www.ngo-monitor.org/

Home What's New About NGO Monitor Our Mission Statement Who are We? Aims and Objectives About NGOs What is an NGO? Different Types of NGOs How do NGOs operate? Who funds NGOs? Archives Summary Reports on NGOs: A-Z Previous Editions Special Editions ... Links Issues of Importance EU Support for Politicized NGO's Durban Conference 2001 UN-HRC ... Era of Mass Terror NGO Monitor Digest (Vol. 4 No. 1) 15 September 2005 HRW ANNOUNCES NEW POSITIONS AND BROADENS ITS MIDDLE EAST AGENDA Read Article >>>> Christmas campaigns ), which created the foundation for anti-Israel church divestment resolutions , was lowered significantly in the first half of 2005. However, Christian Aid's July 2005 statement and its "Pressureworks" website mark a resumption of anti-Israel campaigning. Following the language used by the Palestinian media, Christian Aid's statement also dismisses Israel’s disengagement without serious consideration of its significance. The brief mention of attacks by "Palestinian militants on Israeli civilians", in contrast to the earlier reports in which terror was totally erased from the context, is insufficient to correct the overall bias. Similarly, the

56. NGO Monitor - Human Rights NGOs - Arab Israeli Conflict NGO Monitor promotes critical debate and accountability of human rights ngos in Most of the remainder came from government sources, including £5 million http://www.ngo-monitor.org/issues/ChristianAidSummaryReport.htm

Home What's New About NGO Monitor Our Mission Statement Who are We? Aims and Objectives About NGOs What is an NGO? Different Types of NGOs How do NGOs operate? Who funds NGOs? Archives Summary Reports on NGOs: A-Z Previous Editions Special Editions ... Links Issues of Importance EU Support for Politicized NGO's Durban Conference 2001 UN-HRC ... Era of Mass Terror Summary Report on Christian Aid: December 2004 Click here for printer friendly version Organizational Data Founded in the 1950s and based in London. Goals: "To further charitable purposes, which relieve or combat malnutrition, hunger, disease, sickness or distress throughout the world. To further charitable purposes which advance or assist such other charitable work as may be carried on by or with the support or approval of the British Council of Churches." Income in 2002/2003 exceeded £58.5 million (approximately $90 million) and of this, £40 million ($60 million) came from private donations, gifts and legacies. Most of the remainder came from government sources, including £5 million pound ($7 million) from the UK government Department for International Development (DfID). Church of England, UK Baptists, Methodist Churches, and the Russian Orthodox Churches are major partners and sponsors of Christian Aid. Findings Christian Aid's extensive involvement in anti-Israel propaganda campaigns undermine its claims to be a charitable and humanitarian organization;

57. Creating "Indian Country" In Taiwan? Certainly the Chinese government is not going to give domestic ngos and volunteer groups carte blanche—for many in the government the Falun Gong movement http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~asiactr/haq/200402/0402a001.htm

CONTENTS - Spring 2004 Emerging Partnerships to Solve China's Environmental Problems Consequences of Severing the DMZ in Korea Cross-Taiwan Strait Relations by Jennifer L. Turner China Environment Series journal. She can be reached at cef@wwic.si.edu. China Environment Series . She also would like to express gratitude to her assistant Tim Hildebrandt for his valuable input that helped sharpen this article. xiao zhengfu, da shehui Over the past decade, Chinese citizens have registered organizations to provide services to women, children, the elderly, rural poor, and individuals with HIV/AIDS. 2 Registration of Chinese NGOs and informal volunteerism has been most active in the area of environmental protection. 3 Grassroots groups have found that promoting environmental education, undertaking conservation projects, and monitoring local environmental policies are safe spheres for activism. Despite somewhat constraining government rules for operation and little organization management experience, many Chinese environmental groups have learned quickly to expand their activities and strengthen their capacity through partnerships with domestic and international organizations. Besides intergovernmental wrangling, another key weakness in enforcement stems from the lack of true public participation in these environmental laws. While the 1979 Environmental Protection Act grants every citizen the right to make formal complaints about environmental damages, few pollution victims using this act to sue for damage to their health or economic livelihoods have succeeded in court. Courts are hampered in these cases not only because of local protectionist pressures, but also because they lack standard guidelines on evidence collection, rights of pollution victims, and assessment of causality and damages in pollution cases.

58. AEGiS-UPI Analysis NGOs Play Big Role In AIDS Plans analysis ngos play big role in AIDS plans The main role of the ngos has been to pressure major pharmaceutical companies to reduce drug prices. http://www.aegis.com/news/upi/2002/UP020806.html

Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2002. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date. Analysis: NGOs play big role in AIDS plans United Press International - August 30, 2002 Roger Bate JOHANNESBURG, South Africa , Aug. 30 (UPI) The head of UNAIDS , Peter Piot, is angry the discussion of the AIDS pandemic is so low on the agenda of the World Summit for Sustainable Development and that African ministers are so lukewarm to the issue. He was expected to tell WSSD delegates Friday night he is annoyed by the lack of government action on controlling acquired immune deficiency syndrome on the African continent. Piot has been working, meanwhile, with non-governmental organizations and business groups to deliver AIDS relief and says he will consider spending a good portion of the UNAIDS $2 billion Global Fund on AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis on corporate programs, an idea unthinkable even three years ago. Piot Friday is to launch the latest UNAIDS report "HIV/AIDS: Human Resource and Sustainable Development" and he hopes it will generate interest among African ministers, who he says appear "lukewarm on the subject." The only significant mention of AIDS during the summit plenary session was made by Nitin Desai, WSSD secretary-general, in his opening speech. In the corridors, however, the question being asked is: "How can Africa develop sustainability without controlling the AIDS pandemic?"

59. AWID - Analysis By AWID 1) How has the Slovak government and NGO communities responded to Reproductive Rights Violations against Romani Women analysis and Recommendations”. http://www.awid.org/go.php?list=analysis&prefix=msg&item=00143

60. MSc Management Of Non-Governmental Organisations government or intergovernmental organisations but who work with the NGO sector, The MSc focuses broadly on the work of ngos engaged in development, http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/CCS/study/msc_devel_countries.htm

Home Help Search Site index ... LSE for You You are here - Welcome to LSE Centre for Civil Society Study programmes MSc Management of Non-Governmental Organisations Who is this course for? What is the course about? How is the course structured? Who is this course for? ... How is the course structured? Who is this course for? The Centre established this innovative course - to our knowledge, the first of its kind anywhere in the world - in 1995. It is intended for people who are making, or who have the potential to make, a significant contribution to the non-governmental sector in the developing world as analysts, policy-makers, researchers or practitioners. Applicants will be expected to be well-qualified graduates with at least some experience of work within NGOs and/or relevant government departments or donor agencies working with NGOs. During the past, we have had a wide range of students at different stages of their careers. These range from mid-career professionals seeking to supplement their field or office experience with a period of reflection and study, to younger people with limited practical experience who are just starting out, but who plan to build their future working in or with the non-governmental sector. Our students tend to be drawn from all corners of the world - countries represented on the course so far include Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Brazil, Britain, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, Gambia, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Lesotho, Lithuania, Madagascar, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, and USA.

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