Shrinking Space in Civic Engagement: A Case Study of Nigeria Civil Society

Belgrade Call to Action

Programme of Event: Advocating for the Reversal of Shrinking Spaces for Civil Society and the Promotion of CSO Enabling Environment in Nigeria

CAFSO-WRAG For Development Decries the Shrinking and Closed Spaces in Nigeria in Commemoration of the International Human Rights Day December 10, 2019

10th December 2019, Ibadan, Nigeria – CAFSO-WRAG for Development in partnership with the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) is organising a series of events tackling the shrinking civic space to commemorate the International Human Rights Day in Nigeria as part of multiple actions marking the CPDE Global Day of Action 2019. The event titled, “the imperative of enabling environment for civil society shrinking space in Nigeria”, aimed to advocate for the reversal of shrinking spaces for civil society and … read more

Imperative of Enabling Environment for Civil Society Shrinking Space in Nigeria

According to the Belgrade Call to Action (2019), over six billion people are living in countries where there are serious constraints on civic space: the conditions are closed for civil society in 23 countries; civil society is highly repressed in 35 countries while civil society faces substantial legal and political obstacles in 53 countries.

CSCSD Work Around SDG 16

Reinforcing the assertion that SDG16 underpins the entire 2030 Agenda and that SDG16 is linked with all other SDGs, CSCSD collaborates with other development actors and organizations in engaging on issues around Goal 16 of the SDGs which is to “promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.” Our member organizations are poised to think globally but act locally especially on the need to … read more

Minutes of Meeting of the CSCSD Stakeholders on SDGs

Minutes of Meeting of the CSCSD stakeholders on SDGs held on Friday, April 12, 2019, at Maria Ebun Foundation building CAFSO-WRAG for Development office, Atanda Estate of KLM 5 Ibadan-Ife Expressway, Adegbayi Area, Ibadan, Nigeria. Agenda Opening Prayer Welcome Address by the National Coordinator Apologies Reports from across the country on SDGs implementation process SDG Journal/Conference Planning for SDG 4 Education Summit/DAWN Commission HLPF 2019 Processes: Preparation towards VNR HLPF (report Moji) TAP Network support for Workshop around SDG 16 … read more

Position Paper on The National Water Resources Bill

Track Achievements of CSCSD on the 2030 Agenda

Civil Society Coalition on Sustainable Development (CSCSD) is a coalition of about 2,000 registered civil society and nongovernmental organizations committed to citizens’ empowerment, human rights protection, development and peace in Nigeria.

Irregular Migration and Human Trafficking in Nigeria

Illegal immigration is the migration of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country.There have been campaigns to discourage the use of the term ‘illegal immigrant’ in many countries since 2007, generally based on the argument that the act of immigration may be illegal in some cases, but the people themselves are not illegal.