Calling CSOs and academic institutes from Asia Pacific and MENA & the Sahel: Apply to attend Geneva Declaration Review Conferences! The Geneva Declaration Secretariat, in collaboration with the Global Alliance on Armed Violence, seeks to identify representatives from civil society working to prevent and reduce armed violence based in either Asia Pacific or the Middle East, North Africa and the Sahel region, and interested to attend the Geneva Declaration Regional Review Conferences (RRCs). The conferences will take place on 8-9 October in Manila, the Philippines, and 28-29 October in Rabat, Morocco. A diverse pool of civil society participants (including research centres, think tanks, and academia) will be selected for both conferences. For more information on the Geneva Declaration, and selection criteria for the review conferences see attached or visit: tinyurl/jwynuan Please apply online to attend the Asia Pacific or the MENA & the Sahel review conferences: surveymonkey/s/ST9LXST Applications must be received by 25 August 2014 Background Armed violence not only destroys lives, but also has a severe effect on development. It is strongly associated with negative development outcomes, and is usually accompanied by low levels of achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. To address these issues 42 states established the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development in 2006, as a high-level diplomatic initiative to support states and civil society actors to achieve measurable reductions in the global burden of armed violence in conflict and non-conflict settings by 2015 and beyond. To date, 112 states have endorsed the Declaration. Since 2006, regular Review Conferences have brought together experts and policy-makers to assess progress and implementation of the Geneva Declaration, to highlight important elements of the armed violence reduction and prevention agenda, to survey effective policies and practices, and to build momentum behind the Geneva Declaration’s core objectives. Ministerial Review Conferences were held in Geneva in 2008 and in 2011. In 2014 a series of regional conferences will facilitate greater participation at the regional level. Conferences will review implementation of the Geneva Declaration commitments and will gather support for the meaningful integration of armed violence reduction and prevention into national and international development processes, including the post-2015 development framework that will follow on from the Millennium Development Goals.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 05:32:31 +0000
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