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AI and Technology for Peace and Recovery
How can artificial intelligence and technology support communities affected by conflict and help create pathways toward peace, recovery, and sustainable development? Technology is rapidly transforming how communities access information, communicate, organize, and respond to crises. At the same time, emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain raise important questions about inclusion, accountability, access, and
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Volunteer Conversation Partners (in English or French)
Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria seeks Volunteer Conversation Partners (in English or French) About Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria (CCSD) The Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria (CCSDS) is a U.S. based 501(c)(3) registered in Rhode Island since February 2015. CCSDS and its coalition partners in the
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CCSD Participates in the First Syrian–American Business Forum in Damascus
The Center for Civil Society and Democracy (CCSD) participated in the First Syrian–American Business Forum, held in Damascus on July 13, 2026, as part of its commitment to fostering dialogue among diverse stakeholders and supporting spaces that bring together civil society, the private sector, and other actors to discuss issues related to development, recovery, and
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Statement on the Abduction of Women and Girls in Syria and the Need to Ensure Protection, Investigation, and Accountability
The undersigned human rights organizations express their profound concern over the continued emergence of reports and consistent testimonies regarding the abduction and disappearance of women and girls across different regions of Syria, and the possible connection of these cases to arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, human trafficking, forced marriage, extortion, sexual violence, and gender-based violence, as
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Advocating for the Representation and Inclusion of Women in the Negotiations, the Lebanese-Syrian Higher Business Council, and the Joint Higher Committee Between the Two Countries
Based on our belief that sustainable peace and inclusive development can only be achieved through the equal and effective participation of women and men in decision-making, we address you with this memorandum on behalf of women peacebuilders in Lebanon and Syria, affirming the importance of ensuring women’s participation in the various joint frameworks and bodies
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Peace is Good for Business: Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Inclusive Societies
🗓 Date: July 8, 2026 🕓 Time: 10:00–11:30 AM EDT | 5:00–6:30 PM Damascus | 4:00–5:30 PM CET 🔗 Register here As Syria continues its transition, the path toward sustainable peace depends not only on political processes and civil society leadership, but also on the ability of entrepreneurs, innovators, and businesses to create opportunities that
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