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Killis refugee camp elections report
As a part of the various civilian activities led by the Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria (CCCDS), a four person observer team went to Kilis refugee camp on January 16, 2012, to supervise the elections and the procedures of voting in the five electoral centers where the voters were able to choose
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Criteria For Negotiation Delegation
Best Practice: Qualities/Criteria for CSO Negotiating Team in Peace Process and Peace Negotiations Inclusive: Everyone can join the movement. Reaching out to everyone. Independent: From different political groups. From other influences and sectors. Negotiating Team: 1. Inclusive and representative: different political perspectives, sectors and religious groups and other differences are represented including grassroots. 2. Willingness
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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 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
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
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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