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The final Human Rights Conference will be held at the Home for Cooperation Venue from the 22nd-23rd of November 2013.  
==Short Description==
The [[Act Beyond Borders]] Final International Human Rights Conference is the culmination of a three-year European Union funded project. Coordinated by the [[Future Worlds Center]] in Nicosia, Cyprus, and with the assistance of local partners, the [[Palestinian Dialogue Center]] in the Palestinian Territories and the [[Association for Progressive Education in Honor of Meir Yaari]], in Israel, this project enhances CSO’s capacity to act within their communities, and on the national and trans-national levels as well.
During the conference a number of speeches will be made from representatives of the European Union, Future World Center President [[Yiannis Laouris]], as well as the Centers partners [[Association for Progressive Education in Honor of Meir Yaari]] and [[Palestinian Dialogue Center]]. Motivational guest speakers from various peacebuilding groups have also been invited to share their knowledge and enhance the overall experience of the conference.


This is an international conference which involves various stakeholders from Cyprus, Israel and Palestine. The purpose of this event will be to reflect on the progress made during the project, [[Act Beyond Borders]], discuss the action plans and their implementation, as well as exchange experience and best practices from within the project and beyond. It will be effective to strengthen and promote reconciliation across civil societies from the partner countries and to re-affirm joint strategic and coherent action plans for Human Rights, democratisation and conciliation.  
==Objectives==
The overall [[Act Beyond Borders]] project aims to strengthen and promote reconciliation across civil societies from the partner countries and to re-affirm joint strategic and coherent action plans within the realms of human rights, democratisation and conciliation.  
The event will also reflect on the progress made during the project. This will include the proposal of achievable actions and their implementation, as well as discussions concerning the experiences gained from within the project and beyond. There will be panel discussions with CSOs actors who participated in the ToT and the Civil Society Strengthening Workshops about the current state of civil society and the promotion of human rights and democratic reforms in Israel and Palestine. CSOs will also exhibit their materials and highlight their current and future projects. Local authorities will be involved in roundtable discussions with CSOs about how to strengthen their relationships and future prospects of working together.  


The aim of the final conference is to include many of the stakeholders who participated in the project activities, as well as local authorities from Israel and Palestine. The final symposium will bring together many stakeholders that have participated in the various project activities to thereby create a link among all those that have been actively engaged for stronger civil societies within both Israel and Palestine. During the conference there will speeches by a European Union commissioner, a highly-respected human rights civil society actor from Cyprus as well as speeches by leading CSO leaders from Israel and Palestine. There will be panel discussions with CSOs actors who participated in the ToT and the Civil Society Strengthening Workshops about the current state of civil society and the promotion of human rights and democratic reforms in Israel and Palestine. CSOs will also exhibit their materials and highlight their current and future projects. Local authorities will be involved in roundtable discussions with CSOs about how to strengthen their relationships and future prospects of working together. CSO actors, local authorities and the general public will share their views and knowledge on issues concerning the role of civil society in the international setting and the significance of its involvement in decision-making and policy formulation of human rights and democratisation in Israel and Palestine.
==Agenda==


==Dates & Location==
This International Conference is open to the public and will be held on Friday November 22 and Saturday November 23 at the Home For Cooperation in Nicosia, Cyprus.  Participants from Israel and the Palestinian Territories together with Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot peace-builders, academics, human rights experts, and the general public will be brought together for a series of presentations and workshops.  Both days’ activities begin at 0900 and culminate at 1730.  Anyone who is interested is invited to share knowledge and concerns.  Lunch will be provided! For more information about the event or location please email the Future Worlds Center at info@actbeyondborders.net.
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