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The First Meeting of the Syrian Civic Platform’s National Committee
More than five years after the start of the popular movement in Syria, a group of civil society organizations in Syria and neighboring countries announced the launch of the Syrian Civic Platform (SCP) on February 10, 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey, in response to the international community’s failure to support cease fire efforts, protect civilians and
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Statement Announcing the Syrian Civil Society Platform February 10, 2016
This statement follows one and a half years of preparation, and is in response to the disappointment felt over the last five years due to the inability of the international community to implement international resolutions and support any efforts that aim to implement ceasefires, end bombing, protect civilians, support the release of detainees and know
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Negotiations and Peace Building
On 26th November 2013, the Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria (CCSDS) ran a workshop for its staff both inside and outside of Syria on negotiations and the role of civil society organizations in the peace process. It was held in collaboration with The Humanitarian Co-operation Foundation (HIVOS) in Gaziantep, Turkey under the
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Report on CCSDS’s Visit to Kurds and Turkman mountains in Lattakia Province
As a part of a series of activities held by the Center of Civil Society and Democracy in Syria (CCSDS) and within its strategy of activating roles in civil society CCSDS – delegated by colleagues Renas Sino and Rajaa Altalli- visited Jabal Alturkuman and Jabal Al-Akrad in the Lattakia countryside for four days from the
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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 Track 1 – Priorities for Negotiation
2. Confidence Building Measures All parties at the negotiations should be equipped with the skills to participate in negotiations effectively so that they may reach a sustainable and peaceful solution. It is important to ensure that parties know and can clarify each other’s views. This is in order to minimize miscommunication and misunderstanding. CSOs can
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