Originally published on the CGS blog on August 27, 2007.
Today was an interesting first day at the WFM 60th anniversary annual meeting. Bill Pace, the head of the WFM’s international secretariat and the convenor of the CICC, did a nice job of outlining some of the key challenges facing the movement over the coming years. One comment, more of an aside really, that struck me was his reference to efforts to bring together the various international peace and justice coalition efforts – from the landmines and small arms to child soldiers and the ICC, civil society has made terrific strides in recent years. What is necessary is to connect these efforts and get the benefits of linkage. Funders, both private and individual, can play a role in helping these networks coalesce around more integrated agendas. I hope to engage in follow up conversations with others at the conference on this point….it is also something to raise back in the United States among peers in the NGO community.
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