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CCSDS Negotiating Peace for Syria
2. Values/Principles/Criteria. As a CSO, CCSDS will play a constructive, independent and non-partisan role in the peace negotiations. To defend its independence and neutrality CCSDS will use objective criteria to decide on negotiating priorities and develop negotiating positions on these. These objective criteria will come from CCSDS values and principles. This approach allows CCSDS to
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CCSDS Negotiating Peace for Syria
3. Mechanisms for Inclusion. A committed, effective CSO can build engagement and confidence in peace processes. For a CSO seeking to represent citizens’ views in peace negotiations, legitimacy and credibility depends on its success in reaching out to, listening to and engaging a diverse range of people. This is critical to building trust and confidence
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CCSDS Negotiating Peace for Syria
4. CCSDS Negotiating Team at/advocating at Track 1 Table. The CCSDS leadership is conscious of the sensitivity of political negotiation and the need to have citizen support for the outcomes of the negotiations. The CCSDS negotiating team will reflect the diversity of CCSDS and Syrian society. Its model is the team of five CCSDS women
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CCSDS Negotiating Peace for Syria
5. Mobilizing in Support of Peace Negotiations. Advocating for an effective peace informally with Track 1 actors and Track 2 actors who are outside the Negotiating Table is part of the CCSDS strategy. Much of this work will be in quiet and private discussions or by facilitating confidential roundtable dialogues rather than in public forums.
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CCSDS Track 1 – Priorities for Negotiation
Introduction In considering negotiating positions, mechanisms and actions account should be taken of the different stages in the negotiating and peace building process. It is important to consider what it is possible to achieve at different stages of a negotiating process. Elements to consider include: (i) immediate needs; (ii) trust and confidence building measures; (iii)
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CCSDS Negotiating Peace for Syria
Centre for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria CCSDS was founded as an independent civil society organisation to support Syrian people, advocate for attention to their concerns and build the conditions for a peaceful future. CCSDS works to improve the situation for people in Syria, brings new creative ideas and gets people working together. CCSDS
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