Dear Commissioner Mimica, We are writing to express our concern about the growing pressure on international development assistance and proposals being considered at the OECD to...
EU misses its own target for development aid: A false start for the EU Agenda 2030 ambitions
(Brussels 24/11/2015) Action remains well short of ambition in the European Union, a new report by CONCORD, the European NGO confederation for relief and development shows....
Addis Ababa: 'New flower' of an ambitious and comprehensive financing framework?
Addis Ababa: 'New flower' of an ambitious and comprehensive financing framework? 17 July 2015 by Sabine Terlecki, CONCORD head of policy and advocacy While new horizons reached...
The Addis Ababa Action Agenda: Fit for purpose?
The Addis Ababa Action Agenda: Fit for purpose? 13 July 2015 By Sabine Terlecki, CONCORD Head of Policy and Advocacy Over the last three days global civil society...
Policy reaction to EU Foreign Affairs Council 26 May
EU development ministers adopted conclusions on "A New Global Partnership for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development after 2015" yesterday in Brussels. For Seamus...
EU leaders could drop aid commitment to poor countries for first time
(Brussels, 19/05/2015) European governments could drop their aid pledge to developing countries, known as the 0.7% aid target, as disagreements between member states ahead of the...
EU states aid to developing countries misses historic promise
(Brussels, Paris, 08/04/2015) European governments have failed to meet their historic aid pledge to developing countries in 2015, despite some positive exceptions according to...
Irish NGOs urge government to meet aid promise
Development NGOs urge government to fulfil its promise to allocate 0.7% of GNI to the overseas development aid budget The call from the members of Dóchas comes as European...
NGOs getting ready for Addis summit
NGOs getting ready for Addis summit 3 February 2015 By Seamus Jeffreson, Director of CONCORD, the European confederation of Relief and Development NGOs Many of our members...
NGO reaction on changes to development aid reporting
(Brussels, 16/12/2014) The way international development aid is reported is set to change, following a decision today in Paris by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC)...