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  Looking ahead to Montreal
  The CIVICUS annual members meeting welcomed a new World Assembly location and a new Secretary General.
   
    
 
End of an era
 

The departure of Kumi Naidoo from CIVICUS lays down the gauntlet for fresh blood to take the organisation into a new era.

  
 

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There is always hope for freedom
  Former political prisoners Netsanet Demissie and Daniel Bekele tell how Nelson Mandela’s autobiography gave them hope.  
 

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Forcing the issue on poverty
  GCAP's new chairs Adelaide Sossah and Sylvia Borren urge world leaders to take the initiative in combating poverty.  
 

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The benefit of experience
Zarina Geloo
In an emotional closing event, the Elders open their hearts and minds to young people and tell them to make the world a better place.
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TXT POWR GETNG STRNGR
Richel Langit-Dursin
It’s called the mobile revolution. That’s how Katrin Verclas, co-founder of the MobileActive.org, describes the increasing use of mobile phones for civil society campaigns and advocacy.
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Rights: 60 years but still only on paper
Zoltán Dujisin..
Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Park played host to a rally marking the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But with global poverty and human rights still major problems activists were clear in their message
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Pascal Lamy on the grill
Richel Langit-Dursin
World Trade Organisation director general, Pascal Lamy was forced to defend his organisation’s policies when the spotlight switched from the role of the corporate sector to a dissection of the WTO and its objectives.
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Utopian socialism in Glasgow
Rahul Kumar
It‘s hard to believe that a mill manager from the 19th century can have an impact on modern day issues.
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Scotland gets new charity champion
TerraViva
Scotland’s un-sung heroes have been honoured at an award ceremony dedicated to the charity sector
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Singing from the same sheet
Zoltán Dujisin..
Networks can make a dramatic difference to civil society, but only if everyone’s input is valued.
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An uphill battle
Richel Langit-Dursin
Citizens with direct engagement, not governments, should be the primary watchdog of the conduct of inter-governmental organisations, ruled the plenary.
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Harnessing the power of the people
Joyce Mulama
With a little help from NGOs, Africans may learn about citizenship, budgets and accountability, Carmen Malena and Ann Pekkonen say.
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Curbing the impacts of climate change
Nastasia Tay
A few small steps in the right direction can start to make some big differences in tackling the issues of climate change.
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Civil society and the media – coalition or clash?
Zarina Geloo

Having a media that is accessible to all is about meeting the needs of society as a whole and not always about embracing the most expensive or high tech advances.

By Zarina Geloo
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A little effort can mean a big difference
Richel Langit-Dursin
The role of volunteering, citizenship and engaging in social change was the hot topic among young people.
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Getting to the root of the problem
Joyce Mulama
The issue of donor aid to third world countries has been thrust under the spotlight.
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Learning to live with threats
Zoltán Dujisin
Watch your phone calls and emails, and be careful when browsing the Internet - the enemies might be after you.
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Welcome back!
By Richel Langit-Dursin and Zoltan Dujisin

Former Ethiopian political prisoners Daniel Bekele and Netsanet Demissie, released earlier this year after languishing behind bars for more than two years, were given a rousing reception when they made a surprise visit to the Assembly.

By Richel Langit-Dursin and Zoltan Dujisin
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Challenging the concepts of accountability
Nastasya Tay
Civil society demands transparency and accountability from governments, international organisations and decision-makers. In recent years, this process has increasingly turned inwards.
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Rich nations under scrutiny over MDGs
Joyce Mulama
Donor countries have been urged to honor their pledge of contributing 0.7 percent of their Gross National Income (GNI) as development assistance to poor countries to help them achieve Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
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  TerraViva is an independent publication of IPS-Inter Press Service news agency. The opinions expressed in TerraViva do not necessarily reflect the editorial views of IPS or the official position of any of its sponsors. This edition of ‘TerraViva’ is the product of a partnership between IPS, CIVICUS and SCVO.  
Special Reports  
 
VENEZUELA
Siding with Human Dignity
'A space for everyone'
Civic polls foster political participation

KYRGYZTAN
Democracy wilts in Kyrgyzstan

INDONESIA
Feisty Jakarta Women take on Sanitation Challenge

COLOMBIA
Death Cannot Defeat Life in War-Torn Guaviare

    
Interviews
 
Righting human wrongs
Mary Robinson spoke to TerraViva about human rights today and the new campaign Every Human has Rights.
“We are too often seen as part of service deliveries”
Nyaradzai Gumbonzvanda, Secretary General of World Young Women's Christian Association about the lack of engagement between stakeholders and society.
“Civil society is under threat, but so are States”
Joyce Yu, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of United Nations Volunteers talks about the challenges to narrow the void between government and civil society.
Tough talk on reaching goals
Salil Shetty, director of the Millennium Campaign tells TerraViva of his concerns in reaching Millenium Development Goals.
"You are accountable to the people whom you are working for"
Nick Ishmael Perkins, Head of Communications, IDS, University of Sussex.
"Transparency is expected from NGOs because this is what they fight for"
Rose Ekeleme, Vice president, International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE)
“If you are going to fight against something, you have to be accountable”
Oliver Pearce Policy Analyst, Christian Aid
We should challenge the media to play its role”
Jan Bouke Wijbrand, Oxfam Novib director of campaigns, talks about the roles of the media and civil society.
“The media’s greatest values are independence and integrity”
Paula Fray, regional director for IPS Africa, shares her views on civil society and the media to Richel Langit-Dursin.
Collective action, collective power
TerraViva's Zarina Geloo interviewed Bisi Adeleye Fayemi, Executive Director of the Africa Women’s Development Fund.
Feliciano Reyna: Siding with Human Dignity
Although mild in manner, Reyna minces no words when it comes to the Venezuelan government’s HIV/AIDS policies.
   
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Venezuela
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