Moderation: the idea of "Civil Society" sight under the angle of the UNDP

As citizen of the world, I can only bring one moderating approach, on the idea of “Civil Society" seen by the UNDP. In my participations on the questions of Sustainable Development and Sustained Economic Growth (DD/CES), I always attach a great importance on cultural diversity and the cultural transversality.

Thus the UNDP defines “Civil Society”:
“As the space between family, market, and state; it consists of non-profit organizations and special interest groups, either formal or informal, working to improve the lives of their constituents. Civil society organizations (CSOs) include local and international organizations, business and professional associations, chambers of commerce, groups of parliamentarians, media, and policy development and research institutes. As such, the economy, the state, religion, science, the family and community – each differentiated sphere of activity is a defining characteristic of modern civil society. It is exhibited by ‘public opinion’ and patterned by a set of institutions with distinctive practices like civility, equality, criticism, and respect. ” “human rights conventions affirm that all people are entitled to participate in government, either directly or through freely chosen representatives. Civic engagement, though an end in itself, can contribute to better governance by improvising accountability and transparency in government by monitoring the delivery of development resources.”
Source: UNDP – Evaluation Office
ESSENTIALS – N°8 October 2002
UNDP Practice Area: Democratic governance
Synthesis of Lessons Leaned

For the AVIAN FLU in West Africa, there are not a systemic and systemal dynamism on the exchanges of information between the various actors. Although I took part in work of the PACE (African Program of Control of Epizooties - African Union/European Union in 2004) and the 5th African Meetings of Biotechnology (ASSITEB = International association of the Technicians Biologists in 2004). It is much easier to me to exchange with the temporary Secretariat in Australia on the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatross and Petrels.

I believe that these indicatives could help you in the projects and programmes of poverty reduction.

Mr Babacar NDIAYE
Freelance Consultant DD/CES
E-mail: worldleadership_2000@yahoo.fr
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Tél. : +221 5394735
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UNWTO: Provision of information at the Civil Society

We appreciate much the approach of the OMT (UNWTO = United Nations World Tourism Organisation) to have agreed to place at our disposal this important publication:

“MAKING TOURISM
MORE SUSTAINABLE
A Guide for Policy Makers”
UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme
Division of Technology, Industry and Economics
33-43 Quai André Citroën
75739 Paris CEDEX 15, France
Tél. : +33 14 4371450, Fax : +33 1 44371474
E-mail : unep.tie@unep.fr
UNWTO – United Nations World Tourism Organization
Capitán Haya 42.280200 Madrid, Spain
Tél: +34 91 5678100, Fax: +34 91 571 3733
E-mail: omt@omt.org
UNEP and UNWTO, 2005

Although the UNWTO does not have yet sufficient means compared to the other institutions of the system of the United Nations, all loads CIF (Costs, Insurance, Fret) were endorsed by it - to even allow us as Actors, to have information.

The OMT (World Organization of Tourism) had also done it within the framework of the regional Consultations for Africa on the sexual exploitation of the children in tourism in 2003. All the participants received a letter (by all the existing ways of mail) of thanks and information to these acts.

In theory, Resolution 47/123 on the Right to the development, adopted by the General meeting of the United Nations to her forty-seventh session (Réf: Resolution 47/123, Right to the development, New York, UNO, 1993) is quite precise on the Right to the participation: "All the people and all the people have right to a" participation active, free and significant with the development "(preamble) and" to contribute to a development economic, social, cultural and political "(article first)..."

The objectives of a Sustainable Development and a constant World sustained Economic Growth imply a holistic approach and a strategy of world partnership.

Initiative ST-EP (Sustainable Tourism - Eliminating Poverty/UNWTO) in the field of Sustainable Tourism and the reduction of poverty is to be appreciated. We will not fail to advisedly use the contents of this publication UNEP/UNWTO 2005.

We cannot finish without making a mention particular to the GENDER. With this woman, Mrs. Z Yakovleva Office of the Conferences/UNWTO which regularly checks the good reception of information.
NB: This translation of French with english is purely personal

Mr. Babacar NDIAYE
Freelance Consultant
World Civil Society
E-mail: worldleadership_2000@yahoo.fr