Events
The II Meeting of the Support Network of the Project took place during December 8-10 in Buenos Aires, with the objectives of strengthening the links among the members of the Network and reflecting on the practice and work of the network, focusing on was has been accomplished and on the work for the next year. Eleven of the more active members of the Network had the opportunity to reflect with the group on recommendations for the immediate future, opportunities and challenges. |
The Carter Center and UNDP convened the Generative Reflection Workshop: Assessing the Impact of Democratic Dialogues, which was hold at the Carter Center in Atlanta on January 24 and 25. This workshop brought together 38 experts on evaluation of dialogue and conflict prevention processes, decision-makers, and dialogue actors. Former President Jimmy Carter and Ms. Rebeca Grynspan joined the group for a session on the final day. The Workshop provided a space for reflection and mutual learning, allowing the collective creation of relevant knowledge on evaluation approaches for dialogue processes. Experts identified a set of useful guidelines to measure results and impact, and lay the foundation for the development of a democratic dialogue assessment methodology. Results of this workshop will be published by UNDP/Carter Center. |
The Handbook on Democratic Dialogue has been a joint effort of CIDA, International IDEA, OAS and UNDP, receiving valuable input from a wider network of organizations. This Handbook has been designed to reflect current practice in the field of dialogue and to draw on concrete experiences of practitioners in various regions and of various actors involved in these processes. It seeks to consolidate emerging learning – both in terms of the conceptual framework supporting dialogue, and practical experiences in the design, facilitation and assessment of such processes on the ground. It also offers a comprehensive mapping of the process tools that can be used to support dialogue initiatives, thereby expanding the toolbox currently available to practitioners. The Handbook on Democratic Dialogue will be published soon and its launching will take place in New York. |
UNDP/RBLAC has placed on-line a new Portal specialized in Gender for the Latin American Region: "AméricaLatinaGenera, the city of knowledge in gender" at www.americalatinagenera.org. This initiative is part of the regional project América Latina Genera, whose objective is to contribute to the strengthening of regional capacities for the formulation of plans, policies, programs and projects sensitive to gender, in the framework of the gender mainstreaming strategy adopted at Beijng. |
BCPR has launched its new website on Crisis Prevention & Recovery. You can access it at: www.undp.org/bcpr. |
Wageningen International Course. |