About CONCORD
CONCORD is the European Confederation of NGOs working on sustainable development and international cooperation.
We envision a world where people live free of poverty and exploitation. This must be achieved by a citizen-led transformative agenda based on social justice and gender equality and respecting diversity and the limits of our planetary capacity.
We are the main interlocutor with the EU institutions on sustainable development policy and international cooperation.
We work together to ensure that European policies promote sustainable economic, social and human development, addressing the causes of poverty, based on human rights, gender equality, justice and democracy.
Our impact
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Our priorities
We work on three projects, tracking developments in these areas, advocating for change and working in a cross-cutting manner between them.
Financing and funding for sustainable development
equality and leaving no one behind
Civil Society power
Other topics
Policy coherence for sustainable development
Global Citizenship Education
Gender Equality
Regional Alliances
AidWatch 2025 – Ending short-sightedness, restoring ODA’s purpose
Since the publication of the first AidWatch report 20 years ago, Official Development Assistance (ODA) has significantly contributed to improving global health, poverty reduction, education, governance and climate resilience in partner countries and enjoys generally broad support among EU citizens.
However, while ODA has been long considered resilient in responding to crises, human-generated problems (economic, social, climate-related) and political decisions continue to weaken the global multilateral system and the global cooperation landscape. After 5 years of consecutive growth in ODA volumes, countries are increasingly prioritising national interests while cutting their ODA budgets.
The current tremendous challenges are a chance to reform ODA reporting, democratise its governance and improve its effectiveness. We are convinced that the role of ODA and particularly of EU ODA should and will remain key in the future. Read the AidWatch 2025 report and discover our 10 recommendations for EU Member States and EU Institutions to restore ODA’s purpose!
Latest resources
Analysis of the European Commission’s proposal for the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework and the Global Europe Instrument
Development cooperation, EU budget / MFF, EU external action, EU institutions, Financing for development
Analysis of the European Commission’s proposal for the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework and the Global Europe Instrument
Development cooperation, EU budget / MFF, EU external action, EU institutions, Financing for development
Stepping up EU international cooperation through the next Multiannual Financial Framework
Latest news
AidWatch 2025: keeping a vigilant eye on EU commitments and the true purpose of ODA | AidWatch 2025 Launch
This year, CONCORD’s flagship report, AidWatch, turned 20 years old. To mark the occasion, we wrote a very special, bumper edition. We also held a well-attended launch event, inviting representatives of the European Commission, Member States and civil society to give...
AidWatch 2025: Ending short-sightedness, restoring Official Development Assistance’s purpose
CONCORD’s 2024 AidWatch report reveals that Official Development Assistance (ODA) from EU Member States increasingly serves national self-interest, falling short in both quantity and quality.
CONCORD’s Position Paper on GAP IV
The current Gender Equality Strategy has a section on external action, essentially composed of a commitment to the Gender Action Plan III. In this paper, CONCORD highlights its first key recommendations for GAP IV.
