Maat: The conclusion of the third training workshop for cadres of civil society organizations in Minya
Aqeel: The project will provide the necessary support for NGOs to join the United Nations system
Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights concluded today the third training workshop within the framework of a training program "Cadres of civil society organizations to follow up on Egypt's obligations before the universal periodic review mechanism."It is worth noting that the program, which is implemented in two phases during March - April and August - September 2016, seeks to build the capacity of 120 civil society organization cadres in 60 civil organizations in the governorates of the Republic on how to communicate with international mechanisms for the protection of human rights, and follow up Egypt's implementation of its obligations before the periodic review Comprehensive 2014, with the aim of contributing to the project's efforts at the local level by presenting alternatives and proposals at the level of legislation and policies to help the state fulfill its obligations related to improving the human rights and developmental conditions in Egypt.
The workshop, which took place over the course of two days, participated in the workshop, which was held over the course of two days, of 24 civil work cadres from 12 NGOs from the governorates of Fayoum, Beni Suef, Minya, Assiut, and New Valley, working on issues related to local development and defending human rights.
The program designed to build the capacities of civil society organizations 'cadres seeks to raise the trainees' awareness of the concepts, classifications and characteristics of human rights, increase their knowledge of human rights protection mechanisms and the international system of human rights protection mechanisms, increase their awareness of the universal periodic review procedures, and raise their awareness of the procedures for the participation of civil society organizations in the periodic review mechanism Comprehensive outreach tools and enhanced community monitoring of review results.
The training program is part of an integrated set of activities directed at civil society organizations, which includes, in addition to the training, the establishment of a coalition of civil society organizations for the universal periodic review, which will submit periodic reports on the human rights situation to the United Nations Human Rights Council, and the project will be carried out through the two public policy units. And technical support by providing technical support to member organizations of the coalition over the period of the project in order to raise their capabilities to follow up Egypt's implementation of the recommendations of the universal periodic review, to draft reports according to the rules in force by the Human Rights Council, to carry out field visits to member organizations in the governorates, in addition to providing support to member organizations In the coalition to obtain consultative status at the United Nations.
In this context, the NGOs that benefited from the training committed themselves to organizing a set of voluntary activities with the aim of multiplying the impact and transferring their expertise to partner organizations and target groups at the local level. These activities varied between merging the knowledge and experiences acquired by the graduates of the first phase of the training program on the universal periodic review in The activities of their existing organizations and linking these activities with the voluntary commitments accepted by Egypt in the periodic review session 2014. In addition to proposing independent activities to be carried out separately around the mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council.
And theProject seeking "The Universal Periodic Review as a Tool to Improve Public Policies during the Transition", The implementation of which began in January 2016 with funding from the European Union and continues to be implemented over two years to enhance the role of the UPR to improve public policies and reform human rights during the transitional phase in Egypt by actively engaging civil society organizations, activists and media professionals in following up and advocating for the necessary reform of human rights, and adopting New policies compatible with international human rights standards based on the 2014 Universal Periodic Review.
More updated news about the project activities is available at the following link:
www.fb.com/UPR.Egypt2016
The workshop, which took place over the course of two days, participated in the workshop, which was held over the course of two days, of 24 civil work cadres from 12 NGOs from the governorates of Fayoum, Beni Suef, Minya, Assiut, and New Valley, working on issues related to local development and defending human rights.
The program designed to build the capacities of civil society organizations 'cadres seeks to raise the trainees' awareness of the concepts, classifications and characteristics of human rights, increase their knowledge of human rights protection mechanisms and the international system of human rights protection mechanisms, increase their awareness of the universal periodic review procedures, and raise their awareness of the procedures for the participation of civil society organizations in the periodic review mechanism Comprehensive outreach tools and enhanced community monitoring of review results.
The training program is part of an integrated set of activities directed at civil society organizations, which includes, in addition to the training, the establishment of a coalition of civil society organizations for the universal periodic review, which will submit periodic reports on the human rights situation to the United Nations Human Rights Council, and the project will be carried out through the two public policy units. And technical support by providing technical support to member organizations of the coalition over the period of the project in order to raise their capabilities to follow up Egypt's implementation of the recommendations of the universal periodic review, to draft reports according to the rules in force by the Human Rights Council, to carry out field visits to member organizations in the governorates, in addition to providing support to member organizations In the coalition to obtain consultative status at the United Nations.
In this context, the NGOs that benefited from the training committed themselves to organizing a set of voluntary activities with the aim of multiplying the impact and transferring their expertise to partner organizations and target groups at the local level. These activities varied between merging the knowledge and experiences acquired by the graduates of the first phase of the training program on the universal periodic review in The activities of their existing organizations and linking these activities with the voluntary commitments accepted by Egypt in the periodic review session 2014. In addition to proposing independent activities to be carried out separately around the mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council.
And theProject seeking "The Universal Periodic Review as a Tool to Improve Public Policies during the Transition", The implementation of which began in January 2016 with funding from the European Union and continues to be implemented over two years to enhance the role of the UPR to improve public policies and reform human rights during the transitional phase in Egypt by actively engaging civil society organizations, activists and media professionals in following up and advocating for the necessary reform of human rights, and adopting New policies compatible with international human rights standards based on the 2014 Universal Periodic Review.
More updated news about the project activities is available at the following link:
www.fb.com/UPR.Egypt2016
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