{"id":40976,"date":"2024-05-12T11:24:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T11:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration"},"modified":"2024-05-12T11:40:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T11:40:00","slug":"un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration","title":{"rendered":"UN Civil society conference in Nairobi ends with calls for collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>The first-ever UN civil society conference held in Africa wrapped up in Nairobi on Friday (10 May)hearing calls for \u201cbold and honest\u201d conversations among governments and civil society to drive forward shared vision for reinvigorated multilateralism, a better world and a brighter future for all.<\/b><\/p>\n

At the closing session of the 2024 United Nations Civil Society Conference in the Kenyan capital, Secretary-General Anto\u0301nio Guterres and President William Ruto praised the efforts of civil society and underscored their \u201cindispensable contributions.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his address, Mr. Guterres said time and again he had witnessed the enormous impact of civil society in every corner of the world; easing suffering, pushing for peace and justice, standing for truth, and advancing gender equality and sustainable development, with many working at great personal risk.<\/p>\n

Pointing to current conflicts \u2013 the devastating civilian death toll in Gaza, the civil war raging in Sudan, and ongoing crises in the Sahel, Great Lakes and Horn of Africa regions \u2013 he pledged: \u201cWe won\u2019t give up in our… push for peace, justice and human rights, and I know you won\u2019t give up either. My best hope for the future is you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guterres went on to stress that the involvement of civil society was crucial to tackling the many problems being faced by the world today, including when responding to crisis, closing the digital divides, and revitalizing the collective approach to peace and security.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to be informed by your frontline know-how; We need your can-do attitude to overcome obstacles and find innovative solutions,\u201d explained the UN chief, adding: \u201cWe need you to use your networks, knowledge and contacts to implement solutions, and to persuade governments to act. Your contributions have been indispensable, and I thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Secretary-General invited civil society to bring their spirit to the so called \u2018Action Days\u2019 being held in connection with this September\u2019s highly anticipated UN Summit of the Future and asked them to engage their governments to demand ambitious commitments at that event.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeep working with us to build a better world,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

For his part, Kenyan President William Ruto outlined his government\u2019s commitment in recognition of the civil society sector, noting that yesterday, it had moved to bring the Public Benefits Organization Act into law in the country.<\/p>\n

The Act now consolidated the operations of civil society into one predictable legal regime, making it easier for civil society, including those from outside of Kenya, to operate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are determined to reinvigorate our development agenda by harnessing the organizing and advocacy power of civil society,\u201d he said, but stressed that it was evident that significant work lay ahead.<\/p>\n

There is no room to lock others outside: \u201cKenya remains steadfast in its commitment to a strong partnership with an empowered civil society, to advance our pursuit of a sustainable, just and inclusive future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the past two days, the 2024 Civil Society Conference, held at the UN Office at Nairobi (UNON), featured a host of briefings, interactive dialogues, and some 37 workshops, and 20 ImPACT coalitions.<\/p>\n

The Conference took place ahead of the Summit of the Future, which will bring delegations from all over the globe to UN Headquarters in New York this September to agree a roadmap of bold multilateral actions aimed at ensuring a fairer, safer and more sustainable world now and for generations to come.<\/p>\n

Conference Co-Chair Nudhara Yusuf said that over the past two days, civil society had made a \u201cbig statement\u201d of what they expected from intergovernmental processes and what they could offer. If the Summit of the Future expected UN Member States to be ambitious, civil society must be willing to do the same.<\/p>\n

For her part, Co-Chair Carole Ageng\u2019o said that at the close of the Conference, she was highly optimistic among others, considering the new partnerships that had been formed which opened space for all stakeholders to engage towards creating a more inclusive, sustainable and safe future for all.<\/p>\n

Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General of Global Communications, who\u2019s Department had organized the Conference, underlined that civil society ideas and voices had always been crucial for the world of the United Nation\u2019s: from the creation of the Sustainable Development Goals, to delivering impact and setting the stage for the Summit of the Future.<\/p>\n

Solidarity was needed more today than ever before, said Ms. Flemming, and the Conference had set a powerful example in this regard.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mauritius<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mauritius. The first-ever UN civil society conference held in Africa wrapped up in Nairobi on Friday (10 May)hearing calls for \u201cbold and honest\u201d conversations among governments and civil society to drive forward shared vision for reinvigorated multilateralism, a better world and a brighter future for all. At the closing session of the 2024 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":40975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[233,245,3030,1796,241,3031,212,2908],"class_list":["post-40976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-mauritius","tag-antonio-guterres","tag-kenya","tag-mauritius","tag-nairobi","tag-united-nations","tag-william-ruto"],"yoast_head":"\nUN Civil society conference in Nairobi ends with calls for collaboration - Mauritius<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The first-ever UN civil society conference held in Africa wrapped up in Nairobi on Friday (10 May)hearing calls for \u201c ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UN Civil society conference in Nairobi ends with calls for collaboration\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The first-ever UN civil society conference held in Africa wrapped up in Nairobi on Friday (10 May)hearing calls for \u201c ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Mauritius\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-12T11:24:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-12T11:40:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2024\/05\/sm_1715497569.554496.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"770\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"420\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"UN Civil society conference in Nairobi ends with calls for collaboration\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-12T11:24:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-12T11:40:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration\"},\"wordCount\":751,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2024\/05\/sm_1715497569.554496.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Mauritius\",\"Antonio Guterres\",\"Kenya\",\"Mauritius\",\"Nairobi\",\"United Nations\",\"William Ruto\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration\",\"name\":\"UN Civil society conference in Nairobi ends with calls for collaboration - Mauritius\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2024\/05\/sm_1715497569.554496.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-12T11:24:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-12T11:40:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"The first-ever UN civil society conference held in Africa wrapped up in Nairobi on Friday (10 May)hearing calls for \u201c ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2024\/05\/sm_1715497569.554496.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2024\/05\/sm_1715497569.554496.jpg\",\"width\":770,\"height\":420,\"caption\":\"UN Civil society conference in Nairobi ends with calls for collaboration\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UN Civil society conference in Nairobi ends with calls for collaboration\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/\",\"name\":\"Mauritius\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UN Civil society conference in Nairobi ends with calls for collaboration - Mauritius","description":"The first-ever UN civil society conference held in Africa wrapped up in Nairobi on Friday (10 May)hearing calls for \u201c ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"UN Civil society conference in Nairobi ends with calls for collaboration","og_description":"The first-ever UN civil society conference held in Africa wrapped up in Nairobi on Friday (10 May)hearing calls for \u201c ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration","og_site_name":"Mauritius","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2024-05-12T11:24:08+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-05-12T11:40:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":770,"height":420,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2024\/05\/sm_1715497569.554496.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"UN Civil society conference in Nairobi ends with calls for collaboration","datePublished":"2024-05-12T11:24:08+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-12T11:40:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration"},"wordCount":751,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2024\/05\/sm_1715497569.554496.jpg","keywords":["Africa Press","Africa Press-Mauritius","Antonio Guterres","Kenya","Mauritius","Nairobi","United Nations","William Ruto"],"articleSection":["all news","policy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration","name":"UN Civil society conference in Nairobi ends with calls for collaboration - Mauritius","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2024\/05\/sm_1715497569.554496.jpg","datePublished":"2024-05-12T11:24:08+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-12T11:40:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"The first-ever UN civil society conference held in Africa wrapped up in Nairobi on Friday (10 May)hearing calls for \u201c ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2024\/05\/sm_1715497569.554496.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/sites\/61\/2024\/05\/sm_1715497569.554496.jpg","width":770,"height":420,"caption":"UN Civil society conference in Nairobi ends with calls for collaboration"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/un-civil-society-conference-in-nairobi-ends-with-calls-for-collaboration#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UN Civil society conference in Nairobi ends with calls for collaboration"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/","name":"Mauritius","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}