{"id":217347,"date":"2022-02-22T19:26:23","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T17:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/economic-social-and-cultural-council-ecosocc-launches-online-public-survey-on-the-harmonised-mechanism-for-granting-civil-society-organisation-cso-observerconsultative-status-and-the-economic-social-and-cultural-counc"},"modified":"2022-02-22T19:26:23","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T17:26:23","slug":"economic-social-and-cultural-council-ecosocc-launches-online-public-survey-on-the-harmonised-mechanism-for-granting-civil-society-organisation-cso-observer-consultative-status-and-the-economic-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/economic-social-and-cultural-council-ecosocc-launches-online-public-survey-on-the-harmonised-mechanism-for-granting-civil-society-organisation-cso-observer-consultative-status-and-the-economic-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) launches online public survey on the harmonised mechanism for granting Civil Society Organisation (CSO) observer\/consultative status and the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) National Chapter Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/4b64e5c7a2bbb5a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/4b64e5c7a2bbb5a\" alt=\"African Union (AU)\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/4b64e5c7a2bbb5a\">Download logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) has launched an online survey for the general public on the harmonised mechanism for granting CSO observer\/consultative status and the ECOSOCC National Chapter Framework.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Executive Council Decision EX\/CL 890 (XXVII) of June 2015 calls upon ECOSOCC to collaborate with the African Union Commission and AU Member States to actively pursue a harmonised mechanism and clear criteria for the granting of AU consultative and observer status to Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Executive Council Decision EX\/CL\/Dec. 869 (XXVI) of January 2015, calls on ECOSOCC to facilitate the establishment of national ECOSOCC Chapters as a framework for accountability of elected members, as well as a conduit for disseminating information and mobilising support for AU programmes and activities, in close collaboration with Member States.<\/p>\n<p>The African citizenry (including diaspora) is invited to contribute to the knowledge development process through a three-phase online public consultation that will be complemented with a series of virtual consultations. This participatory process will ensure the development of inclusive and robust frameworks for the accreditation of CSOs and the National ECOSOCC Chapters.<\/p>\n<p>To participate in the online consultation process, interested parties can visit &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.auecosocc.org\/au-cso-frameworks\">https:\/\/www.auecosocc.org\/au-cso-frameworks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ECOSOCC is mandated to actively engage civil society in the processes and work of the Union, particularly with regards to Africa&rsquo;s integration and development.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Union (AU).<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) has launched an online survey for the general public on the harmonised mechanism for granting CSO observer\/consultative status and the ECOSOCC National Chapter Framework. 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