Northeast Asia CSO Consultation on CSO Partnership
for Development Effectiveness Report
On November 26 – 27 2012 the Northeast Asia CSO Consultation on CSO Partnership for
Development Effectiveness was held in Beijing. Representants from Korea Civil Society Forum on
International Development Coperation (KoFID), Korea NGO Council for Overseas Cooperation
(KCOC), China Association for NGO Cooperation (CANGO), Japan NGO Center for International
Cooperation (JANIC), Center for Human Rights and Development (CHRD) from Mongolia, two CSO
representants from Taiwan and one from Hong Kong took part in the conference. There is total 42
participants attending this conference (Form 1: participants list).
During the NEA Consultation the representants discussed about the implementation of BPEDC
in each country since Busan HLF4 on AID Effectiveness. There were special focuses on the
implementation of Istanbul Principles for CSO Development Effectiveness, on the outcome of
international meetings related to development effectiveness including UNDCF, Rio+20, G20, and
on Post 2015 development agenda including the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
The NEA Consultation was divided in six sessions in which the participants could explain their
presentation and share their opinion about the Consultation topics. During the opening session Dr.
Zhao Daxing, CANGO deputy executive director, gave a speech to welcome the guests to the NEA
Consultation. Then Dr. Xiao Fenghuai, CANGO vice-chair, introduced himself and Dr. Lee Anselmo,
presented the agenda and the program of the NEA Consultation (Form 2: meeting agenda). To
conclude the opening session Dr. Shi Zhongcheng from CANGO gave a speech about the historical
role of China in cooperation with Asian and African countries.
During the first session Dr. Lee, on behalf of KoFID/KCOC, introduced the agenda and the
program of CPDE NEA. Dr. Lee clearly explained the CPDE background and context, gaving more
information about HLF4 and GPEDC, CSOs in Post Busan Process, and Asian CSOs responses. He
briefly explicated the 10 GPEDC Indicators and the Key elements on CSOs at BPEDC. About the
Post Busan process Dr. Lee illustrated the global processes and the Asian responses and finally
specified which decisions should be taken in Beijing. After this introduction, representants from
each country were divided in groups and they discussed in national language about the
development of CSO in their country. They talked about the problems that every country has and
how to build a CSO network to help each other to develop CSOs.
The second session was focused on the update on CPDE sectoral and thematic issues. Dr. Lee
Anselmo from KoFID, Dr. Zhao Daxing from CANGO, Dr. Gombosuren Urantsooj, chairperson of
Center for Human Rights and Development from Mongolia and Dr. Cho Young Sook from Korea
Women’s association United (KWAU) shared their experience in their country about different
topics. Dr. Zhao shared his opinion about the MDG and how to reach these goals. He talked about
some successful experience reached from China, like poverty reduction and he explained the role
of CANGO to reach this goal. In the same speech Dr. Zhao asked what should be done for the next
MDG, which strategies should be used and what each country can do to reach these goals. The
speech of Dr. Gombosuren was focused on CPDE Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA). She
argued about the different concepts of Human Rigths in different countries and the strategic
objectives to get equality and no exclusion in the society. After that, Dr. Cho Young Sook from
KWAU took the floor and introduced the women’s rights organization and network consultation
on CSO partnership for development effectiveness held on July 25 – 26 2012. She started to
expound the background and context of the consultation meeting and then she mentioned the
main obejectives of the consultation that were to contribute to the shaping of the Global CSO
Partnership Strategy and Engagement on Development Effectiveness framework, to share the
impact of the work, to develop a work plan to engage the new policy context, among others. Then
Dr. Cho clearly explained the reflection and recommendations on the Busan process, followed by
proposed inputs into the CPDE document. The second section of the Consultation was concluded
with the group discussion in national language.
During the third section, the last of the first day of the Consultation, representants of each
country reported the topic of their discussion in the group. After the discussion, every country get
respective conclusion. Chinese group claims that they focus on NGO capability building, and raise
Chinese NGOs’ participative level; Korean group maintains that we should strengthen diverse
countries or areas’ discussion toward equal election CPDE paper, allocation of responsibilities in
CPDE, some principles of democratic management in CPDE, and encourage to deepen global visual
angle; Mongolian group displays their CSO visual angle, they pay more attention on fund recourses.
Japanese group suggests to increase CPDE’ s transparency, and set supervision mechanism, set
regional leader etc.
The second day of the consultation started from the fourth session in which representants of
each country updated and shared the national actions and processes on implementation of BPEDC
and Istanbul Principles for CSO Development Effectiveness. The first country that shared its
experience was China. Dr. Xu Xiaoxiao project associate in CANGO introduced China Effective
Development Network (CEDN). CEDN was initiated by Cango and established in 2009. It is a leading
platform to promote CSOs development and to improve aid effectiveness in China. During the
presentation Dr. Xu explicated the CEDN agenda and achievements. She introduced the CEDN
website created in 2011 where it is possible to get information about the development of the
platform. To conclude, Dr. Xu explained the CEDN outlook for the next five years which are to
promote participation of CSOs in more regions in the development of aid effectiveness and
development effectiveness, and to design programs and activities for CSO capacity building and
sustainable development.
After Dr. Xu, Dr. Wang Xiangyi, project manager of environment protection project in CANGO
gave a speech about the eviromental NGOs developments in China. She explained that the main
idea is to create a relationship between the three main sectors which are the government,
enterprises, and civil society. After a reminder of the major Chinese NGO development between
1992 Rio Summit and 2012, she explained the different existing organizational types in China,
giving there registration status and examples. It showed that the number of registered
organizations increased from 2007 to 2010. Some additional statistics of environmental NGOs in
China showed that there were 1116 Environmental Student Associations in China in 2005 and that
about one third of environmental NGOs have no professional employees. The presentation then
pointed out the fact that the influence NGOs have come from awareness and information, not
money nor power. Their influence is still limited to this day. Dr. Wang, then illustrated the main
challenges for environmental NGOs in China and the challenges encountered by international
cooperation with Chinese NGOs. Finally, she mentioned the changes brought with the 18th
National Congress of the CPC, such as the fact that it now provides more opportunities for NGOs
to establish partnerships with the government and the private sector. The report reaffirms
“ecological civilization”.
After China followed the Japanese presentation. Dr. Ohashi Masaaki, from Japan NGO Center
for International Cooperation, explained actions and process to put BPEDC and Istanbul Principles
in practice. A brief introduction was given on Major Network NGOs in Japan. Then the main events
that happened before and after the HLF were exposed, followed by the major challenges in the
Japanese context, which are untying aid, transparency, and a framework for dialogue. Dr. Ohashi
showed how CSOs have been trying to put the Istanbul Principles into Practice and analyzed the
unfamiliar principles for Japanese NGO highlighting the challenges and the on going efforts to
tackle the challenges.
The third country to give a presentation was South Korea. Dr. Minn Kyoung Il from One – Body
One – Spirit (OBOS) Movement. He claims his organization comply with several principles: human
rights and social equality, promoting environment sustainable development etc, and introduce
some working methods. To conclude the fourth session, Dr. Gombosuren Urantsooj from
Mongolia presented Mongolia update on BPDC and Istanbul principles for CSO Development
Effectiveness. She started the presentation giving updates on previous actions, then she
introduced the ongoing projects about Istanbul Principles and enabling environment for CSO, and
ongoing actions on CPDE. To continue Dr. Gombosuren made a comment concerning the
management of foreign aid. She said that an Office of Foreign aid policy and cooperation was
created in 2010, and the Foreign aid Coordination council was set up. Among the possible reforms
are two laws to be included in foreign aid: a law on management and financing of budget
organizations and a law on budget. Some data were given on foreign grants, for which the main
donor has been Japan from 1991 to 2010. Dr. Gombosuren mentioned the audit report
conclusions which showed that the office of foreign aid can not provide enough information on
donor agencies, aid projects, and does not conduct monitoring and evaluation of aid projects. She
concluded with the main challenges and suggested that some actions need to be taken regarding
those issues, and among them: building a better enabling environment for CSOs, access to
information, democratic ownership, and advocating reforms.
The fifth session focused on the elections and decisions on sub – regional Coordination
Mechanism. The participants were involved in the election of NEA sub regional focal person, to
decide on the NEA sub regional focal person.
The last session of the consultation was dedicated to the Action plan, where all the
participants were involved in establishing a collective action planning at the NEA Sub-region and
a working calendar.
After the conference, the session of visiting Beijing Local NGO is also added. The name of this
NGO is Hongdandan Education and Culture Exchange Center, which is a grass NGO in China,
focusing on help blind person understand our word through audio introducation, their main
production audio explanation movie. Though this experience, foreign participants understand
Hongdandan, The further purpose of this visiting is making foreign NGO participants understand
Chinese grass NGO deeply, and realize how these grass NGOs raise fund and manage.
Northeast Asia CSO Consultation on CSO Partnership for Development
Effectiveness (CPDE NEA Consultation)
26-27 November 2012
Beijing, China
Country/Ar
Surname
Given Name
Organization
Ohashi
Masaaki
Japan NGO Center for International
ea
Cooperation
Janpan
Nakashima
Takahiro
Nagoya NGO Center
Kawamura
Akio
Kansai NGO Council
Horiuchi
Aoi
Japan NGO Center for International
Cooperation
Sugimoto
Kanako
Japan NGO Center for International
Cooperation
Lodoisambu
Dugarmaa
u
Mongolia
director of Health
and Environment Centre
Namssrai
Bayarsaikhan
chairperson of Step without Border
Gombosuren
Urantulkhuur
director of Food Coalition
Gombosuren
Urantsooj
chairperson of Centre for Human Rights
and Development
Chuluunbaat
Burmaa
ar
Gotov
Youth group leader of the Coalition "All
4 Education"
Oyuntuya
director Consumer Foundation
Philippine
Danlog
Ava
IBON International
MINN
KYOUNG IL
One-Body One-Sprit (OBOS) Movement,
KoFID
Korea
JUN
JEE EUN
KoFID / KCOC
KIM
HEE KYUNG
Save the Children Korea, KoFID
LEE
MI HYEON
People's Solidarity for
Participatory Democracy (PSPD), KoFID
NAM
SANG EUN
World Vision Korea / KoFID
CHO
YOUNG SOOK
NEA Gender Focal Point,
Korea Women's Association
United(KWAU), KoFID
LEE
Seong-hoon
NEA Focal Point, KoFID / KCOC
Carnay
Ur Norman
Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants
Chinese
Hung
Chih-Chieh
Zhi-Shan Foundation
Taiwan
Wang
King-Ying
Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation
XIAO
Fenghuai
CANGO
ZHAO
Daxing
CANGO
SHI
Zhongcheng
CANGO
Chinese
ZHANG
Yuanfeng
Southwest science and Law University
mainland
BIANBA
Chinese
Hongkong
Tibet Association for NGO Cooperation
WANG
Man
G-CAP
GENG
Hua
G-CAP
FU
Tao
Chinese Development Brief
LIAO
Guochao
Jiangxi province Mountain, River and
Lake Sustainable development Association
MA
Tiannan
Xiamen Green Cross
WANG
Xiangyi
CANGO
XU
Xiaoxiao
CANGO
XU
Shanshan
CANGO
ZHENG
Hong
CANGO
LOU
Han
CANGO
Northeast Asia CSO Consultation on CSO Partnership for Development
Effectiveness (CPDE NEA Consultation)
26-27 November 2012
Beijing, China
Program Agenda and Schedule
Final version (24 Nov. 2012)
Day 0 (Sunday, 25 November 2012)
Arrival
17:0018:00
18:0020:00
Preparatory meeting among 4 national focal points / CPDE Focal Points
(Asia, NEA, Gender) at the Hotel
Informal reception / dinner (optional)
Day 1 (Monday, 26 November 2012)
08:3009:00
Registration
Opening Session
09:0009:45
Moderator
 Welcome remarks —— XIAO Fenghuai, CANGO Vice-Chair
 Presentation and Adoption of agenda and program by Anselmo Lee,
CPDE NEA Focal Point
 Introduction of participants
 Special Presentation
“Chinese NGO's Status and Effect on Foreign Aid"——
SHI Zhongcheng, Senior Adviser, CANGO
Session 1 : Update and review of the global processes
Moderator:
09:4510:30
 Asia Pacific Consultation on CPDE (Hanoi, 8-9 June, 2012) and followup processes (other sub-regional meetings)
 GPEDC process since the OECD WP-EFF (Paris, 28-29 June, 2012)
including the Steering Committee of GPEDC (London, 5-6 Dec. 2012)
by Anselmo Lee, CPDE NEA Focal Point.
 CPDE Assembly (Nairobi, 8-9 Dec. 2012) Recommendation and
report of the Selection Committee for the CPDE Financial
Agency/Secretariat
10:3011:00
Break and group photo
11.0012:00
Group discussion by country in national language
12.0013:30
Lunch
Session 2: Update on CPDE sectoral / thematic Issues
13:3015:00
Moderator
 CPDE Paper (final version), Ava Danlog, CPDE Asia Focal Point
 Advocacy Strategy on Post MDG and Sustainable Development
(draft)
 CPDE HRBA Working Group Strategy (draft), Anselmo Lee, CPDE NEA
Focal Point
 Paper on Gender Strategy, Youngsook CHO, CPDE NEA Gender Focal
Point
Break
15:0015:30
15:3016:30
Group discussion by country in national language
16:3018:00
Session 3: Reporting and Synthesis
18:3021:00
Welcome dinner
Day 2 (Tuesday, 27 November 2012)
Session 4: Update and sharing of national actions and process – on
implementation of BPEDC and Istanbul Principles for CSO Development
Effectiveness (Art. 22)
09:0010:30
Moderator

China:
1. Introduction of CSO Development Effectiveness Network, Xiaoxiao
XU, Project Manager of CSO Effectiveness Development Project
2. Environmental NGOs Development in China, Xiangyi WANG, Project
Manager of Environment Protection Project

Japan Ohashi Massaki, JANIC


10:3011:00
South Korea, Kyungil MINN, OBOS Movement, KoFID
Mongolia
Break
Session 5: Elections and Decisions on Sub-regional Coordination
Mechanisms
11:0011:30
Moderator
 Appointment / confirmation of country focal persons and sectoral
focal points
 Election of NEA sub-regional focal person
 Decision on the NEA sub-regional secretariat and steering committee
Session 6 : Action Planning
11:3012:30
Moderator Anselmo Lee, NEA Focal Point
 Country and/or sectoral/thematic action plan
 Collective action planning at the NEA Sub-region
 Working Calendar
12:3013:00
13:0014:00
14:0015:00
15:00 -
Closing Session
Lunch
Group discussion by country in national language (optional)
Beijing Local NGO visiting