Pacto pela Democracia has been chosen as co-leader of the Working Group on Democratic Governance, Civic Space, Anti-Corruption, and Access to Justice within the C20, the civil society engagement forum for the upcoming G20 meeting in Brazil in November. Pacto's mission is to coordinate activities related to SDG 16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, in collaboration with other organizations in the group.
The C20 presidency is held by Abong, with the NGO Gestos - Soropositividade, Comunicação e Gênero, serving as the Sherpa to facilitate dialogue among countries. Several organizations from the Pacto's network also lead and participate in other working groups within the C20. This is a crucial opportunity for Brazilian civil society to engage in building and articulating with global actors for the strengthening of democracy.
Inception Meeting: Initial Discussion of Strategies
In March, Pacto pela Democracia and network organizations participated in the Inception Meeting in the city of Recife, focusing on discussing civil society priorities for this year and organizing the co-facilitators of the 10 working groups in a strategic planning for actions until November, the period of the G20 meeting.
At the event, Arthur Mello, Advocacy Coordinator of Pacto pela Democracia, participated on Tuesday (26) in the panel on Governance, democracy, sustainable development, addressing inequalities, and the role of philanthropy alongside Cássio França, Secretary-General of GIFE.
Midterm meeting
Civil society organizations working within the C20 framework gathered in June 2024 in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) to discuss the second stage of developing civil society agendas for the G20 summit.
During the meeting, the involved organizations exchanged information and set the priorities for the agendas to be presented at the G20 summit, which will take place in November in Brazil. André's full speech on the development of the working group on "democratic governance, civic space, anti-corruption, and access to justice" can be viewed here.