Advancing Women’s Rights at CSW 70 in partnership with Red Dot Foundation

    During the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Week this March, CCSD partnered with Red Dot Foundation on two events, both online and in person, to contribute to global conversations on feminist foreign policy, Women, Peace and Security, and accountability and access to Justice. CCSD’s co-founder Rajaa Altalli joined global

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    Advancing the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda Across Borders

    As collaboration deepens between Space for Collaboration, hosted by the Center for Civil Society and Democracy (CCSD), and the Women Peacebuilding Network in Lebanon (WPNL), hosted by UN Women in Lebanon, partners have organized a series of events to strengthen dialogue and coordination between Syrian and Lebanese women. On 13 February 2026, a joint delegation

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    Women-Focused Organizations Recommendations and Case Studies

    More than a year after the fall of the Assad regime, Syrian women are facing many challenges, including holding few official positions within the executive and legislative branches of the transitional government, and sidelining women’s voices in the foundational shaping of Syria’s future.  In the face of these systemic challenges, Syrian women-focused organizations remain a

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    Syrian CSOs Urge Renewal of Core Mandate of Commission of Inquiry on Syrian Arab Republic Under Item 4

    Ahead of the 61st Session of the Human Rights Council, the signatory Syrian civil society organisations urge Member States to renew the mandate of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic in full under Item 4 of the Council’s agenda. Although the fall of the Assad regime has altered the political

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    Three Years of Resilience towards a Dignified Future

    Three years on from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Türkiye and Syria, the path to recovery for Syria has shifted from addressing a humanitarian emergency to dealing with protracted compounding crises. The seismic scars of 2023 are now being deepened by climate-driven disasters, most recently observed in the severe flooding in February 2026 that submerged

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    Donate to Support Locally Led, Climate-Responsive Recovery

    Recovery in Syria has entered a new and more complex phase following the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Türkiye and Syria in February of 2023. What began as an urgent humanitarian emergency has evolved into overlapping and prolonged crises. Today, recovery is no longer only about rebuilding structures. It is about rebuilding safety, dignity, and long-term

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