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Rajaa Altalli Shares Recommendations on Countering Gendered Disinformation in Syria
CCSD Co-Founder Rajaa Altalli joined practitioners, researchers, diplomats, human rights defenders and peacebuilders at an event hosted by the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations and convened by Cordaid, in collaboration with WO=MEN Dutch Gender Platform, SIPRI, and the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN). The discussion explored how
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The Syrian Transition: Aligning Peace, Governance, and Recovery
November 18, 2026 | 10:00–11:30 AM EDT | 6:00–7:30 PM Damascus | 4:00–5:30 PM CET Register here As Syria navigates its transition, building a lasting peace requires more than ending conflict. It depends on how governance is shaped, how institutions respond to people’s needs, and how recovery efforts address the challenges facing communities across the
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Centering Families of the Missing and National Institutions in Syria’s Search for Truth
The search for missing and forcibly disappeared persons is not only about establishing what happened. It is also about upholding families’ rights and dignity, ensuring their meaningful participation in the search for truth, and building institutions capable of delivering answers and accountability. On September 7, 2026, Space for Cooperation in Syria, hosted by the Center
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Women Driving Syria’s Early Economic Recovery
October 7, 2026 | 10:00–11:30 AM EDT | 5:00–6:30 PM Damascus | 4:00–5:30 PM CET Register here This Voices for Change session brings together Syrian financial expertise and global experience in Women, Peace, and Security to explore the connections between women’s participation, peacebuilding, and financial governance. The discussion will examine how sound financial institutions, effective
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From Everyday Peacebuilding to Transformative Dialogue
The Center for Civil Society and Democracy (CCSD) partnered with Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) to deliver a two-part workshop series led by Rotary Peace Fellow and organizational harmony specialist Meltem Kilicaslan Greisman on July 22 and August 5. The series explored how peacebuilding can begin with everyday interactions and develop into intentional dialogue spaces
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CCSDS Board Member Sarah Creedon Selected as Harvard Carr-Ryan Center Fellow
The Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria (CCSDS) is proud to announce that Board Member Sarah Creedon has been selected as a Technology & Human Rights Fellow at the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights at Harvard Kennedy School for the 2026–27 academic year. The fellowship recognizes Sarah’s extensive expertise in human rights, international
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