Ziad Abdel Samad

• From Ziadas in Ziad Abdel Samad (430 days old)

  Regional preparatory meeting on Aid Effectiveness Recommendations form Arab CSO May 24 - 27, 2008 Called for by the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND), in partnership with the Civil Societ… more

• Financing for Development in the Arab Region; A Case of a Region at Crossroads From Ziadas in Ziad Abdel Samad (757 days old)

  Prepared by Ziad Abdel Samad and Kinda Mohamadieh Background The Millennium Summit in the year 2000 set out a global development plan based on a set of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), to wh… more

• Social Security in the Arab Region: The challenging Concept and the Hard Reality (Prepared for the Social Watch Reprot 2007) From Ziadas in Ziad Abdel Samad (763 days old)

  Ziad Abdel Samad and Diana Zeidan Introduction The question of human security has received growing attention from governments and intergovernmental forums in recent years. In the last decade t… more

• A Case Study on Interaction between Emerging Regional Networking and Global Civil Society From Ziadas in Ziad Abdel Samad (781 days old)

  By Ziad Abdel Samad and Kinda Mohamadieh I. Formation of Conceptions behind Global Civil Society With the rise of the debates and studies around global civil society, there have been certain basic… more

• Foreign Aid and the National Reform Agenda - The case of Lebanon From Ziadas in Ziad Abdel Samad (781 days old)

  Ziad ABdel Samad Lebanon witnessed a 15 year civil war (1975-1990) that caused massive physical destruction and huge human losses. During the post war reconstruction period (1990-2007), Lebanon bec… more

• Civil Society in the Arab Region: Its Necessary Role and the Obstacles to Fulfillment From Ziadas in Ziad Abdel Samad (905 days old)

  By Ziad Abdel Samad Preface Civil society in the Arab region today is weak. Can this weakness be attributed to badly formulated laws governing the civil society sector, or is it due to structur… more

• Civil Society Organizations and Networking From Ziadas in Ziad Abdel Samad (905 days old)

  Roles of civil society organizations Traditionally, CSOs have been mainly involved with providing charity services. But with the decrease in the role of the Welfare State, their role expanded to pr… more

• NGO Interaction, Coordination, and Networking From Ziadas in Ziad Abdel Samad (905 days old)

  Introduction* Networking is an efficient tool for the exchange of knowledge and information among NGOs. It should be based on their needs and their motivation to face challenges. Networking can be … more

• “Partnership within the Interlink between Development, Human Rights, Peace and Security; A Civil Society Perspective from the Arab Region” From Ziadas in Ziad Abdel Samad (905 days old)

  Preface* The following paper is meant to be a background for a presentation on best practices of partnership initiatives to promote security, human rights and sustainable development in the Middle … more

• Discussion Paper on the Report of the United Nation Secretary General High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change From Ziadas in Ziad Abdel Samad (905 days old)

  I- Overview The UN stands at a time of great promise and need. Despite the many commitments that have been made over the sixty years of its existence, many of these obligations and commitments have… more

• Increase of the levels of living and the economic and social development of the countries in the Middle East region From Ziadas in Ziad Abdel Samad (905 days old)

  Ziad Abdel Samad Overview The Middle East is passing through a difficult period that is affecting its Economic and social development and negatively impacting its future. However this situation … more

• The Impact of Regional and International Blocks on the Role of Civil Society Organizations From Ziadas in Ziad Abdel Samad (905 days old)

  By Ziad Abdel Samad and Kinda Mohamadieh Introduction One of the hot debate of our time tackles the division of power and roles in society. The last decade has witnessed a significant change in … more

• PARTNERHSIP OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT* From Ziadas in Ziad Abdel Samad (905 days old)

  Background on the Lebanese Context Since the end of the civil war in 1990, Lebanon has been seeking political stability, social coherence and security, and economic sustained growth. Lebanon is one… more

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