ECSOC stepping up efforts to ensure CSOs constructive engagement in the upcoming National Dialogue Process

As part of the preparations to organize the national dialogue for the coming November, the Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations Council (ECSOC) has been making various arrangements to ensure that civil society organizations play their part in the process.
The Council is undertaking various initiatives in order to ensure that the National Dialogue process is convenient and all-inclusive. In connection with this, a National Dialogue Reference Group has been established, which includes various civil society organizations and experts working on the issues related to the National Dialogue.
Accordingly, the Council will help facilitate the role that civil society organizations can play in the process by developing an Engagement Framework Policy and a Code of Ethics that civil society organizations should follow during the consultation process. ECSOC is also focusing on ensuring that Civil Society Organizations are working intensively to create favorable conditions for the National Dialogue process to be successful through knowledge-based and integrated participation.