Everyone deserves an affordable, healthy, and nutritious diet. Achieving this requires just, sustainable, and resilient food systems rooted in food sovereignty and planetary...
Implementing the EU Gender Action Plan III: Turning ambition into impact?
2023 marks the mid-term point of the implementation of the EU’s Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in External Action 2021–2025 (GAP III). GAP III is an...
Annual Report 2022: Shaping our stories
Throughout 2022, CONCORD remained steadfast in its commitment to creating a more equal, just, and inclusive society, even though the world has grappled with turbulent times. For...
Funding for civil society organisations in the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe
As stated in the New European Consensus on Development, and reaffirmed by the Council of the European Union, the EU and its Member States recognise the multiple roles that civil...
What makes the difference for equality? Voices from South Africa, Paraguay and Bangladesh on what the EU can do
Inequalities persist at high levels throughout the world and they affect individuals in a wide range of ways. Europe has a particular responsibility with respect to inequalities,...
Funding local women’s rights organisations for transformative change
Women’s equal participation and leadership in all aspects of society are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, but what about the funding to make this...
Demystifying the people-centred approach for the digital transformation
This paper encourages stakeholders involved in EU external digital policy and actions to prioritise a people-centred approach by developing concrete frameworks, guidance, and...
7 practices for civil society participation in EU decision-making
Over the years, CONCORD together with its civil society partners around the world has produced a number of concrete inputs on civil society participation in EU international...
How much funding could go to gender equality in a year?
The EU frames GAP III as “an ambitious agenda for gender equality and women’s empowerment in EU external action” and it sets out a clear plan to tackle the root causes of gender...
CONCORD’s Strategy 2023-2026: To get there. Together.
CONCORD’s 2023-26 strategy is written at a time of particular uncertainty. One thing is sure: much of the progress we have made over the past two decades in terms of human...