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Peace is Good Business
🗓 Date: May 20, 2026 🕓 Time: 10:00–11:30 AM EDT | 5:00–6:30 PM Damascus | 4:00–5:30 PM CET 🔗 Register here In this critical period of transition for Syria, we remain committed to the belief that sustainable peace depends on centering the voices of those living and working closest to the conflict itself. Real and
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Center for Civil Society and Democracy endorses Legislation Recognizing April as an Arab American Heritage Month
The Center for Civil Society and Democracy has joined a broad coalition of human rights, cultural, political, and humanitarian organizations in endorsing legislation introduced by Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Debbie Dingell to reintroduce the resolution designating April as Arab American Heritage Month. This position reflects CCSD’s broader commitment to advancing diversity, inclusion, and meaningful civic
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Voices for Change: Assessing the Status of Women in Syria
We are excited to resume the Voices for Change series this year with a critical conversation on the status of women in Syria. Our opening session features two distinguished speakers: Rajaa Altalli, co-founder of the Center for Civil Society and Democracy (CCSD) and a leading advocate for women’s participation in peace and political processes, and
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Advancing Syrian Women’s Rights at CSW70 in partnership with Syrian Women’s Political Movement
During the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) in New York this March, Rajaa Altalli, co-founder of the Center for Civil Society and Democracy (CCSD), joined the delegation of the Syrian Women’s Political Movement in a series of high-level events and strategic meetings aimed at advancing the rights and political
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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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Call for Research Consultant
Network Paper on Local Coordination Committees The Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN), in collaboration with the Centre for Civil Society and Democracy (CCSD) and partner networks including the Alliance for Empowered Partnerships (A4AP), the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN), and the Somali NGO Consortium (SNC), is seeking a research consultant to develop a new Network Paper examining the role of Local Coordination Committees. HPN
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