Next Century Foundation
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| Formation | 1990 |
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| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Legal status | Foundation |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Region served | Worldwide |
Secretary-General | William Morris (Next Century Foundation) |
| Website | www |
The Next Century Foundation (NCF) is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom and as a Not for Profit in the USA. According to its Trustees Annual Reports on public record at the Charities Commission website, it declares an intention to speak to all parties in conflict situations, including groups as disparate as Hamas and the Houthis or the Governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Syria on the one hand, and the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or Israel's right wing on the other. Also, as a matter of public record, the accounts filed for the Next Century Foundation show a significant drop in revenue during and after the covid pandemic and the permanent closure of its London Office in a move to online work. The trustees report the decline in funding as being a consequence of an end to former channels of government funding and a move to funding by public subscription.[1] Its website declares it a think tank and track II diplomacy organisation that operates in various conflict zones, primarily the Middle East. Established in 1990 to provide a forum for off-the-record discussions between Palestinians and Israelis, the organisation has expanded its remit by focusing on and operating in Iraq, Kashmir,[2] Kosovo, Sudan, Egypt, Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria and Libya.
Activities[edit]
The Foundation describes itself as a 'think and do tank' which produces policy papers as well as facilitating dialogue between various different factions. Most but not all NCF work is second track:
- Currently it tends to host volunteer based units which it often calls working groups. Most of these end up producing written statements to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. Recently convened groups producing reports or written statements to the UN have been on Lebanon and Yemen. It frequently also produces reports to address the Palestine-Israel issue.[3] Current working groups are jointly with the Aramea Foundation on Syria and with the Kabul Institute for Peace on Afghanistan.
- The NCF has monitored provincial and parliamentary elections in Iraq since 2005.[4] It has announced its intention to monitor Iraq's forthcoming parliamentary election slated for October 2021.
- It also either hosts or co-hosts conferences on issues such as conflict resolution, counter-extremism and migration.[5]
International media awards[edit]
Since 2005, an annual awards ceremony has been held by the International Council for Press and Broadcasting, a subsidiary body of the Next Century Foundation, in London to celebrate high standards of Middle East journalism.[6] The Awards acknowledge journalists and broadcasters who, through the consistently high standard of their work, promote better understanding of the people and politics of the world.[7] Though certainly not limited to the region, the Awards have historically had a special focus on the Middle East and South Asia.[8]
In September 2013, the International Council for Press and Broadcasting merged with The International Communication Forum in a move that will eventually see the Council dissolve with all of its activities, including the annual Media Awards, moving under the banner of the ICF.
In June 2017, the Next Century Foundation hosted the International Media Awards again. The event took place on Wednesday the 28th of June.[9] The Next Century Foundation has announced that it will hold the International Media awards virtually in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Organization[edit]
The founding members were businessmen, politicians, journalist and diplomats including Claud Morris, Lord Arnold Weinstock, David Alliance, Baron Alliance CBE, Jaweed al-Ghussein and Arnold Goodman, Baron Goodman and Haim Yosef Zadok.
The Secretary General is William Morris. The Co-ordinator is Maggie Tomkinson. The trustees are Hon Mark Gregory Hambley (USA), David Alliance, Baron Alliance of Manchester (UK), George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews (UK), Alastair King-Smith, Vivian Wineman and Mili Gottlieb.
The Advisory Board of the Next Century Foundation includes: Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath; the Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Hanley KCMG; HE Nasser Bin Hamad M. Al-Khalifa; Michael Binyon OBE; Saad Bin Tefla; Walid Khalid Issa Taha; Jane Kinninmont; Rev. Larry Wright; Col. Richard T. Ryer and Claudia Shaffer.
In April 2017, The Next Century Foundation was granted special consultative status by the United Nations[10] and was in attendance at the Seventy-second session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2017 to discuss issues such as 'Women's Rights in Bahrain.'[11]
UN Written Statements[edit]
The Next Century Foundation, has made thirteen written statements in the 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council, covering Bahrain Elections,[12] Bahrain Penal Code and Women's Rights,[13] GERD (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam),[14] Graduates in the UK,[15] Iraq Elections,[16] Kashmir,[17] Libya,[18] Middle East Peace Process,[19] Rohingya Electoral Rights,[20] Sudan,[21] Trafficking in the UK during COVID-19,[22] Uyghur,[23] and Workers rights in the U.S,.[24]
In 20201, The Next Century Foundation made eight written statement in the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council, covering: Libya,[25] Palestine (MEPP),[26] Syria,[27] Lebanon,[28] Afghanistan,[29] Iraq,[30] Princess Basma of Saudi Arabia, Iran and Yemen[31]
References[edit]
- ↑ NCF Charities Commission website entry
- ↑ Little, R. and Wickham-Jones, M. (2000). New Labour's foreign policy. Manchester: Manchester Univ. Press.
- ↑ The basis for a fair Middle East Peace Process
- ↑ NCF Election Monitoring in Iraq 2005
- ↑ Initiatives of Change Conference on Migration
- ↑ "Next Century Foundation Media Awards". The Times. 7 May 2012.
- ↑ "Donald Macintyre, The Independent's Jerusalem correspondent, has been given the Next Century Foundation's Peace Through Media Award". The Independent. 12 April 2011.
- ↑ "International Media Awards 2012 Introduction and Memorium". Youtube. 10 May 2012.
- ↑ "International Media Awards 2017 - Opening Remarks". Youtube. 11 July 2017.
- ↑ "The Next Century Foundation granted special consultative status with ECOSOC" (PDF). United Nations. 27 April 2017.
- ↑ "Written statement submitted by The Next Century Foundation" (PDF). United Nations. 11–29 September 2017.
- ↑ "Written statement by the Next Century Foundation on Bahrain Elections". United Nations. 20 August 2020.
- ↑ "Written statement submitted by the Next Century Foundation on Bahrain". United Nations. 20 August 2020.
- ↑ "Written statement submitted by the Next Century Foundation on GERD". United Nations. 20 August 2020.
- ↑ "Written statement submitted by the Next Century Foundation on Black Graduates in the UK" (PDF). United Nations. 20 August 2020.
- ↑ "Written statement submitted by the Next Cenutry Foundation on Iraq Elections". United Nations. 20 August 2020.
- ↑ "Written statement submitted by the Next Century Foundation on Kashmir region" (PDF). United Nations. 20 August 2020.
- ↑ "Written statement submitted by The Next Century Foundation on Libya" (PDF). United Nations. 20 August 2020.
- ↑ "Written statement submitted by the Next Century Foundation on The Middle East Peace Process". United Nations. 20 August 2020.
- ↑ "Written statement submitted by the Next Century Foundation on Rohingya rights". United Nations. 20 August 2020.
- ↑ "Written statement submitted by the Next Century Foundation on Sudan as a terrorist State". United Nations. 21 September 2020.
- ↑ "Written statement by the Next Century Foundation on Trafficking in the UK during COVID-19". United Nations. 20 August 2020.
- ↑ "Written statement submitted by the Next Century Foundation on Uyghurs" (PDF). United Nations. 19 August 2020.,
- ↑ "Written statement submitted by the Next Century Foundation on US worker rights" (PDF). United Nations. 19 August 2020.
- ↑ Foundation, Next Century (2021-03-02). "Universal periodic review". United Nations Digital Library System.
- ↑ "Adobe Acrobat". documentcloud.adobe.com. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- ↑ Foundation, Next Century (2021-02-26). "Human rights situations that require the Council's attention". United Nations Digital Library System.
- ↑ "Adobe Acrobat". documentcloud.adobe.com. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- ↑ "Adobe Acrobat". documentcloud.adobe.com. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- ↑ Foundation, Next Century (2021-02-19). "Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development". United Nations Digital Library System.
- ↑ Foundation, Next Century (2021-02-10). "Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General". United Nations Digital Library System.
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