CIDSE Highlights No.28 - November-December 2016

CIDSE's new strategy takes off !

20 December 2016

The Secretariat sends you its Christmas wishes

2016 is coming to an end
After an intensive year of consultations and working towards the operationalisation of CIDSE’s strategic framework 2016-2021, we are almost there: CIDSE’s operational plan will be discussed by Directors in January. We will then start working with new priorities, approaches and influencing strategies. The CIDSE team has already been experimenting new ways of working, including for the preparation of its Christmas message!

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On the road towards COP23

We will move ahead
The COP22 conference is over. CIDSE was in Marrakech to follow discussions, focusing on agriculture, climate finance, non-market approaches, nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and the 2018 review of the Paris agreement. Activities included two side events and the organisation of a webinar with the Global Catholic Climate movement. We will continue to advocate for climate justice and greater ambitions to tackle climate change in 2017.
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Follow CIDSE's journey in the Post-2015 process

New interactive online report
Travel with us through CIDSE’s journey in the Post-2015 process! One year after the adoption of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, the report reviews some of the major moments in CIDSE’s engagement, looking all the way back to 2010 with the help of documents, pictures and video interviews of some of the key ‘protagonists’ who share their views on the main achievements and obstacles faced during the process.

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UPCOMING

CIDSE Directors will meet in Leuven/Belgium to finalise the operationalisation of the CIDSE 2016-2021 strategic framework. (25-27/01/2017). Kick-off meetings on the new priorities will follow as of February.
The CIDSE Palestine-Israel Working Group will launch a new publication on the forced internal displacement of Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian territory and Israel. (Brussels, end of January)
CIDSE will co-convene the Global Catholic Climate Movement conference entitled 'Laudato Si' & Catholic Investing: Clean Energy for our Common Home'. (Rome, 27/01/2017)
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Peace Agreements in Guatemala, CIDSE and its member organisations, Entraide et Fraternité and Broederlijk Delen, together with CIFCA, will organise a high level event on business and human rights in the European Parliament with Mgr. Ramazzini, Bishop of San Marcos. This event will be followed by an evening public debate. (Brussels, 07/03/2017)

Watch the CIDSE website for details on upcoming activities: www.cidse.org.

OTHER NEWS

CAFOD represented CIDSE at the 5^th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights and, together with Franciscans International, met with Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, the new Permanent Observer of the Holy See in Geneva. (Geneva, 14-16/11/2016)
Ahead of the release of the European Commission’s Communication on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Action package and the review of the European Development Consensus, CIDSE and the Fair Trade Advocacy Office joined their voices to stress the importance of lifestyles' changes to build a sustainable future for Europe and beyond. (22/11/2016)
CIDSE attended the FAO Regional Meeting on Agroecology in Europe and Central Asia. (Budapest, 23-25/11/2016)
CIDSE’s lobby work on EU conflict minerals marked the end of a process with the conclusion of an agreement on EU legislation. (Brussels, 23/11/2016)
CIDSE met with Fabio José da Silva from CPT Brazil for an interview in the framework of a lobby tour on the UN Binding Treaty on Business & Human Rights organised by Entraide et Fraternité. (Brussels, 14/12/2016)
As part of its work on land, CIDSE participated in the workshop organised by Convergence Globale des luttes Terre et Eau Ouest Africaine (CGLTE). (Selingué/Mali, 10-12/12/2016)
With the help of an external consultant, the Secretariat just completed a baseline survey on gender equality mainstreaming across the CIDSE network. The results will be discussed at the Board of Directors’ meeting in January 2017 and will guide CIDSE’s future work on gender equality. (16/12/2016)

RESOURCES

Publications

List of CIDSE statements made in Geneva during the 2nd Session of the Open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights (IGWG). (October)
Make human rights and environmental protection the fundamentals!, CIDSE recommendations for the review of the EU Development Consensus. (November)
Realising the SDGs in the EU's External Activities, report of policy lunch debate held by sef: (Development and Peace Foundation) in cooperation with CIDSE. (November)
Civil society appeal on the 1.5°C Goal and the Urgency of Action, Report. (November)
Our land is worth more than carbon, civil society statement co-signed by CIDSE. (15/11/2016)
Bedouin village in Israel at imminent threat of demolition, EuroMed Rights and CIDSE statement. (25/11/2016)

Blogs and articles

New entries on CIDSE’s blog series on gender equality: Women in the poorest countries lack leadership opportunities in the UN by Achala Abeysinghe (UK), Women Inspiring Women in Multicultural Program on Radio Blau by Ola Aljari (Syrian journalist) and Laying the foundations for gender equality work by the CIDSE Gender team
Blog articles by Giulia Bondi on the occasion of the COP22 conference in Marrakech: ‘the COP of (in)action?’ and ‘We will move ahead’

Videos

The storytelling project on sustainable food for the people and the planet, an initiative of the campaign ‘Change for the Planet - Care for the People continues. Three new videos were released: ‘Resilient Communities’: the story of Masipag, ‘Sustainable food meets the social economy’: the story of Father Samuel Guedes and ‘Transition and change start at home’: the story of Teresa Nazareth.
‘Human rights voices from Geneva’: these short video interviews of CIDSE partners and allies were recorded during the second session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights (IGWG). (24-28/10/2016)
‘We can make a difference!’ One year after COP21, Molly McCaffrey, a CAFOD volunteer who took part in CIDSE activities in Paris, reflected on the impact of her trip to Paris on her own life. (17/11/2016)

NEWS FROM THE MEMBERSHIP & THE SECRETARIAT

On the occasion of its 50 years’ anniversary celebrations, Bridderlech Deelen, CIDSE’s member in Luxembourg, changed its name to Partage.lu. (Luxembourg, 12-19/11/2016) . CIDSE President, Heinz Hödl, was present at the celebrations.
As part of the series of visits to member organisations to present the new CIDSE strategic framework and discuss its implementation, Secretariat staff visited Broederlijk Delen, Entraide et Fraternité, eRko and KOO. Next visits will include SCIAF and FEC.
Meera Ghani, Climate Justice Policy and Advocacy Officer, left the Secretariat on 30 November. We thank her for all her great work over the past two years. Giulia Bondi remains the contact point for CIDSE’s climate justice work.
Valentina Pavarotti, Media and Communications Officer, is going on maternity leave on 21 December. Kelly Di Domenico has been seconded by Development and Peace to replace her until end of June 2017. She will join the CIDSE team mid January.