This paper by ECNL, the European Foundation Centre, and Human Security Collective examines how non-profit organizations can be involved in the Financial Action Task Force evaluation process and presents three case studies from the European evaluations in 2014/2015.

This Journal of Democracy article, written by ICNL President Douglas Rutzen in November 2015, summarizes recent developments in the global crackdown on civil society.

This General Assembly Resolution calls upon Member States, the UN system and a wide range of stakeholders to support and resource the Plan of Action to integrate volunteering in peace and development during the next decade and beyond.

As restrictions on foreign funding for civil society continue to multiply around the world, Western public and private funders committed to supporting civil society development are diversifying and deepening their responses.

This document explains the objectives, process and methodology for the 2015-16 monitoring round of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation, which aims at monitoring the implementation of selected commitments made in the Busan Partnership agreement to improve the effectiveness of development co-operation.

This 2015 report from Human Rights Watch examines the government response to protests staged over Nepal’s new constitution in August and September 2015.

This paper, published by UN Volunteers, reviews the historical evolution of international volunteering from the early-mid 20th century and the important coordinating and facilitating role played by international voluntary service networks.

Major protests have occurred around the world with increasing frequency since the second half of the 2000s.

In 2014-2015, ICNL’s partners in Argentina joined experts from Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Panama to gather data on the practical impact of laws governing civil society organizations.

This study by the European Social Enterprise Law Association maps the legal structures used by social enterprises across Europe and analyzes how laws and regulations shape and support social enterprise.