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08/04/2025
President Trump’s administration’s decision to globally freeze US foreign development assistance for 90 days, pending reassessment, and to halt all initiatives related to diversity, equity, and i…
10/03/2025
This Shadow Report is an independent civil society assessment of Jordan's progress over the past five years in implementing the commitments of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPF…
19/02/2025
President Trump administration’s rollback of gender-focused policies and foreign aid cuts—totaling over $8 billion—poses significant challenges for civil society organizations advancing gender eq…
02/02/2025
Dear readers,
We are pleased to share the third edition of the Renaissance Strategic Center (RSC) Bulletin! This newsl…
16/12/2024
Since 2020, the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) has monitored the illegal practice of retaining personal identification documents by Jordanian hospitals as collateral for un…
05/12/2024
International aid agencies, particularly those involved in crisis-response who handle larger budgets, have power over national crisis responders. The primary source of that power is money. It is…
27/11/2024
The establishment of women’s machineries has been prioritized since 1975 by the international community when the United Nations held the first World Conference on Women in Mexico. In 1995 the Bei…
18/11/2024
Over the years, I have observed multi-stakeholder ‘steering committees’ or ‘governance’ groups. These refer to, for example, the steering committee of a network of member organizations, the steer…
11/11/2024
An emergency hotline is reserved for handling extensive incoming calls, particularly during emergencies and crises, to ensure uninterrupted service to people in need. Emergency hotlines have seve…
04/11/2024
This Policy Brief is informed by an in-depth analysis led by the Al-Nahda Women’s Studies Team at ARDD, examining the role of women-led and youth-led community-based organizations (CBOs) in foste…
