Global Standard for CSO Accountability

INGO Accountability Charter Our Ambition: improve NGO accountability and enabling environment Cross sector: members from development, environment, human rights etc. Global: our members are the international organisations of: Amnesty, Greenpeace, Oxfam, Plan, World Vision, Transparency International etc. Comprehensive: code covers governance, independence, financial security, inclusion, environmental sustainability, anti-corruption etc. Strict compliance: Annual reports – assessed by Independent Review Panel – results published on our website

 Integration of economic, environmental and social goals (cross sector)  Same agenda for global South and North (global)  Focus on peace, democracy and inclusive societies (comprehensive)  Link global, national & local to make it concrete… … Global Standard eight strong national CSO codes join forces What‘s the link with the new SDG‘s ?

Challenging times for CSOs National context is important – but also what unites us Learning opportunities are huge Collective CSO voice is stronger in public debates – including the SDG Implementation Rationale for Global Civil Society Cooperation

Partners joining forces Australian Council for International Development (ACFID)Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC)INGO Accountability Charter, EuropeInterAction (USA)NGO Quality Assurance Certification Mechanism (QuAM), UgandaRendir Cuentas, Latin AmericaViwango, KenyaVoluntary Action Network India (VANI)

Our work in the coming 3 years  Mutual learning, community of practice, network of global NGO solidarity  Identify the overlap of existing codes and practices and devise a collectively agreed Global CSO Standard  Standard will be a global “reference standard” for Project Partners and many others to use  Project Partners keep their own code, but devise clear lines of inter-operability

What we want to achieve Strengthen civil society organisations’ effectiveness by developing a globally aligned, strong accountability practice Improve CSO accountability and practicesReduce reporting / focus on what unites usContribute to enabling environment for CSOs

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