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On October 2nd, 2009, the Palestinian Authority withdrew of its draft resolution supporting the recommendations contained in the Goldstone Report, resulting in a deferral of a vote to endorse the report in the Human Rights Council to March 2010. The repor more
The university of Trondheim in Norway may become the first university in the West to adopt an academic boycott of Israel, if a majority of its board votes in favor of the move at a meeting on the subject next month. more
In November 2009, the jury of the French National Consultant Committee for Human Rights in France selected the Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network (PNGO) as one of the five winners more
( statement by the Palestinian NGO'S Network - PNGO ) Yesterday morning, May 6, 2010 at 6 am the Israeli General Security Service and Israeli police raided Ameer Makhoul's home in Haifa and arrested him. Makhoul, serves as General Director of Ittijah more
On Tuesday May 11, the Consul General of France in Jerusalem, Frédéric esagneaux, handed over a more
The Free Gaza flotilla, carrying around 700 pro-Palestinian activists from various countries, as well as approximately 10,000 tones of humanitarian aid, was headed for Gaza on Monday May 31st, 2010. While still travelling on international waters, 65 km of more
PNGO, having received a grant from the Welfare Association Consortium (WAC) as part of the Palestinian NGO Project II funded by the World Bank, is implementing a project entitled ‘Building Up Financial & Administrative Quality Standards''.
The project''s objectives are:
The project supported 30 member organizations in the creation and implementation of a sound administrative and financial management system enabling them to adapt to changing circumstances and comply with legal requirements.
The project''s outcomes have included: • The strengths and weaknesses within the administrative and financial systems of selected PNGO member organizations have been identified • Each participating NGO has been provided with a report about its administrative and financial strengths and weaknesses • An administrative best-practice manual and a financial best-practice manual outlining administrative and financial best practice (which can be viewed at the PNGO website: http://www.pngo.net) have been compiled • 5 workshops, comprising 20 participants each, have been held to train the staff of Palestinian NGOs (including non-PNGO member organizations) in administrative and financial best practice.
It also led to the production of administrative and financial manuals upon which every NGO can rely in order to improve its financial and administrative systems.