Dear partners and friends,
We would like first to wish a Ramadan Kareem for all those marking the holy month!
We are happy to introduce the first edition of The Jordan International Cooperation Forum (JICOF) newsletter.
Founded in 2022 by the Jordan National NGO Forum (JONAF), the Jordan INGO Forum (JIF), USAID, and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Jordan, the Jordan National NGO Forum (JICOF) is a one-of-a-kind platform that brings together members of local civil society, INGOs and the donor community to connect and coordinate advocacy on two key agendas: localization and shrinking civic space.
This newsletter aims to shed light on important updates about our shared issues on the local, regional, and international levels, enriching our knowledge with an overview of challenges and best practices relevant to localization.
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Jordan to undergo fourth UPR by the Human Rights Council
NEW YORK – The Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) will examine Jordan's human rights for the fourth time on Thursday during a meeting that will be live-streamed online, according to a Monday announcement from the UN. READ MORE
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Legal professionals evaluate the draft social development law of 2023 and call for organizing social work and defining concepts related to it
Between the need to update the Ministry of Social Development law, in force since 1956. READ MORE
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During a meeting by ARDD: A reading of the new access to information law
The draft law amending the 2019 Guarantee of Access to Information law, which is currently being discussed in the Parliament, is close to completing the constitutional procedures and stages for its approval after making amendments to its articles for the first time since it was issued in 2007. READ MORE
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Jordan: New Threats to Civic Space
(Amman) – Jordanian authorities in 2023 limited civic space and enacted a new cybercrime law that further undermines free speech and privacy online, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2024. Jordanian authorities arrested and harassed peaceful dissidents and journalists and used vague and abusive laws to limit free speech and peaceful activism. READ MORE
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Arab elites in times of transformation
Jordan improved in 3 out of 7 resources in the assessment of the past year , which are: – The annual World Competitiveness Yearbook issued by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) contributed a 4-point increase.READ MORE
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Between a hack and a hard place: how Pegasus spyware crushes civic space in Jordan
This report is an Access Now publication. We would like to thank Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline for conducting the forensic investigation as well as other Access Now team members who provided support, including Méabh Maguire, Alexia Skok, Sage Cheng, Donna Wentworth, Peter Micek, Natalia Krapiva, Rand Hammoud, Thomas Kaye, and Milica Pandzic. READ MORE
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UNRWA funding cuts threaten Palestinian lives in Gaza and region, say NGOs
As aid organisations, we are deeply concerned and outraged that some of the largest donors have united to suspend funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the main aid provider for millions of Palestinians in Gaza and the region. This comes amid a rapidly worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. READ MORE
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"تطالب المديرة التنفيذية للأمم المتحدة بالاعتذار والتراجع عن موقفها المنحاز للاحتلال"
الاتحاد العام للمرأة والمؤسسات والجمعيات النسوية الفلسطينية تدين تصريحات المديرة التنفيذية للأمم المتحدة للمرأة "سيما بحوث". للمزيد
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JONAF and ARDD present Al Nahda Localization Award to Dominik Bartsch, UNHCR Jordan Representative. READ MORE
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A4EP briefing paper : Living up to commitments Investing in women-led organisations
This year International Women’s Day, 8 March 2024 was celebrated with the theme Invest in women: Accelerate progress. READ MORE
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What is a local organization? The answer matters.
In Bucaramanga, Colombia, far from the capital city, a local women’s rights organization is hard at work protecting lives. Fundación Mujer y Futuro (FMF), as it is called, helps women and their families fleeing Venezuela make their way safely to their next destination. READ MORE
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Charting the course: Navigating 2024’s humanitarian
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PODCAST: “I THINK YOU’RE ON MUTE”: DELIVERING HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE DIFFERENTLY. READ MORE
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At the Center: Towards a Gender-Sensitive Agenda for Social Protection in Jordan
The localisation of humanitarian work in Jordan is an ongoing process that requires collaboration and co- operation among local and international actors. READ MORE
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Jordan to undergo fourth UPR by the Human Rights Council
Amman, March 6 (Petra) -- The Cabinet Wednesday approved the draft law on the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) for 2024 before referring it to the Lower House. READ MORE
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Jordan Response Plan for Syrian Crisis funding at 29.2% in 2023-Planning Ministry
Amman, Feb. 17 (Petra) - The total funding provided by donors to Jordan Response Plan (JRP) for Syrian Crisis during the past year 2023 reached approximately $663.7 million, or 29.2% of the funding volume for the plan’s requirements, which amounts to $2.276 billion. READ MORE
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Ministry of Planning says JRP faces $1.612 deficit in 2023
The JRP's deficit stood at 70.8 per cent of the annual budget allocated to support Syrian refugees in Jordan, which is estimated at $2.276 billion, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The volume of funding requirements for the JRP amounted to some $663.7 million over the past year, or 29.2 per cent of the total budget, the ministry's data said. READ MORE
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Jordan gets less than one third of needed aid for Syrian refugee plan in 2023
The JRP's deficit stood at 70.8 per cent of the annual budget allocated to support Syrian refugees in Jordan, which is estimated at $2.276 billion, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The volume of funding requirements for the JRP amounted to some $663.7 million over the past year, or 29.2 per cent of the total budget, the ministry's data said. READ MORE
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Procurement Analytics Report of Jordan Jan 2023 -Jan 2024
This brief report analyzes opportunities that emerged in Jordan from January 2023 - January 2024. Those opportunities consisted of procuring funding agencies that proposed 1,366 opportunities (both tenders and grants), all of which were consistently identified and classified by DARPE researchers. READ MORE
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Financial Tracking Service - Jordan 2024
The JRP's deficit stood at 70.8 per cent of the annual budget allocated to support Syrian refugees in Jordan, which is estimated at $2.276 billion, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The volume of funding requirements for the JRP amounted to some $663.7 million over the past year, or 29.2 per cent of the total budget, the ministry's data said. READ MORE
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Policy paper – Recommendations for a more power-balanced and effective policy framework strengthening civil society
This policy paper is the culmination of an extensive multi-year consultation process involving organizations and individuals from both the Netherlands and the global majority world. It offers policy recommendations to support the development of the new policy framework ‘Strengthening Civil Society’ from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. READ MORE
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