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- Democracy and community development
The principles and purposes of the CISP are summarized in the Declaration of Intent and the Code of Conduct for cooperation programs endorsed in 1997. In 2008, the Declaration of Intent has been extensively updated and the new one, entitled "For the rights and against poverty. Approaches and operational priorities of the CISP - Development of Peoples", identifies the following priority areas of CISP’s action : a) The right to a social and economic security: development of income opportunities, migration and development, food security, b) the right to health and access to water and sanitation; c) the right to a future: the rights of children, adolescents and young people and development of environment and natural resources; d) the right to humanitarian assistance: emergency and first reconstruction e) support of public policies for social cohesion and civil society.
In collaboration with various local partners, CISP develops projects of humanitarian assistance, rehabilitation, development and applied research in over 30 countries in Africa, Latin America, Middle East, Asia and Europe. In the European Union countries, CISP carries out projects of information, training, education for development and inter-culture, fight against racism and social exclusion as well as the promotion of international solidarity. In collaboration with the University of Pavia, Pavia Supreme School of IUSS and two other NGOs, CISP established the Cooperation and Development School of Pavia, which operates two international Masters in Pavia and resulted in the development of two other international Masters in Cartagena des Indias in Colombia and Bethlehem in Palestine.