In this research paper from the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, Dr. Bibi van Ginkel takes an in depth look at how multilateral institutions engage with civil society to counter violent extremism.

This report is in response to the requests of the General Assembly that the Secretary-General report to it at its sixty-seventh session on the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers, 2001, and to propose recommendations to further integrate volunteerism in peace and development during the next decade and beyond.

This report by the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation attempts to provide independent, fresh, long-term thinking about how to reshape and maximize the value of UN counterterrorism efforts.

On June 29, a group of seven deputies submitted to the Russian Duma the draft law Introducing Amendments to Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation in Part Regulating  Activities of Non-commercial Organizations, which Carry Functions of Foreign Agents (hereinafter referred to as “the draft law”).

This 2012 publication – published by BetterAid in cooperation with the Open Forum for CSO Development Effectiveness – provides an overview of the CSO initiatives that strengthened development effectiveness and the enabling environment for CSOs.

This report, published by the World Movement for Democracy and ICNL, lists legal barriers constraining civil society organizations (CSOs) around the world; addresses state justifications rationalizing these legal barriers; and identifies a set of international principles that defends civil society.

This 2012 UNESCO publication seeks to identify the relationship between freedom of expression and Internet privacy, assessing where they support or compete with each other in different circumstances.

Over the past decade, the United Nations’ work to combat global terrorism has expanded dramatically.

This handbook, prepared by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law, outlines the ways in which the state can cooperate with non-state providers in order to deliver social services.

In this report (A/HRC/20/27), Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai’s first to the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur highlights best practices worldwide that promote and protect the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, covering areas such as: