Development Needs Society - The Implications of Civic Space for the Sustainable Development Goals

Abstract

This report analyses the implications for development of the recent wave of closures of civic space that has primarily affected human rights-based and liberal democratic organizations - non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations (CSOs) and the media - in countries around the world. This synthesis report summarizes the findings of a larger study funded by the ACT Alliance, which includes a literature review, 12 desk-based country studies, and 4 country case studies. This work is part of the Action for Empowerment and Accountability (A4EA) programme