The past decade has seen increasing international recognition of civic space as a cornerstone of functioning democracies, alongside efforts to promote and protect it. Countries that foster civic space are better placed to reap the many benefits of higher levels of citizen engagement.

Get the latest official data (2019-2020) available on the flows of official development assistance (ODA) to and through CSOs.

The Development Assistance Committee Recommendation provides the first international framework to guide and incentivise development co-operation and humanitarian assistance providers in advancing their policies and practices to support civic space and civil society actors.