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Since 2003 CONCORD has actively engaged in holding the EU to account on many development related areas such as the EU's [[development aid]] policy, its commitment to the UN [[Millennium Development Goals]], policy coherence for development and funding issues. The EU and its Member States are the world's biggest aid donors. The EU has a co-operation agreement with African, Caribbean and Pacific states related to development policy. |
Since 2003 CONCORD has actively engaged in holding the EU to account on many development related areas such as the EU's [[development aid]] policy, its commitment to the UN [[Millennium Development Goals]], policy coherence for development and funding issues. The EU and its Member States are the world's biggest aid donors. The EU has a co-operation agreement with African, Caribbean and Pacific states related to development policy. |
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==Publications== |
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Revision as of 10:59, 23 August 2011
CONCORD (European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development) is the European NGO confederation for Relief and Development. It was founded in 2003 and is the main NGO interlocutor with the EU institutions on development policy. As of 2011 it has 26 national associations, 18 international networks and 1 associate member representing 1,800 NGOs which are supported by millions of citizens across Europe. Its Secretariat is based in Brussels.[1]
The main objective of the Confederation is to enhance the impact of European development NGOs vis-à-vis the European Institutions by combining expertise and accountability.
Since 2003 CONCORD has actively engaged in holding the EU to account on many development related areas such as the EU's development aid policy, its commitment to the UN Millennium Development Goals, policy coherence for development and funding issues. The EU and its Member States are the world's biggest aid donors. The EU has a co-operation agreement with African, Caribbean and Pacific states related to development policy.
Publications
CONCORD publishes AidWatch, an annual report on the EU's aid policy. In 2011, the AidWatch report criticised EU members states for increasingly tying overseas development aid to specific domestic and foreign policy goals, inflating aid by 15billion Euros.[2]
CONCORD also publishes a report every 2 years on Policy Coherence for Development (PCD), a legal provision under the EU Lisbon Treaty. PCD aims to ensure that the external impacts of other EU policies do not undermine the aims and objectives of EU development cooperation.[3]
In 2010, CONCORD published its Narrative on Development. The report outlines that European Union Development policies should not pursue unilateral European interests. Legally, they are to support sustainable and human development in developing countries.[4]
Vision and values
CONCORD envisages a world where a prosperous Europe enjoys an open relationship with the global community, sharing wealth and expertise to ensure that all the earth’s citizens live a life of dignity and enjoy full rights to development.
CONCORD acts as a platform for common action at European level, based on the values of respect for the diversity of its membership, the complementarity of expertise, mutual confidence, participation, accountability and transparency.
Mission
CONCORD works to ensure that:
• The EU and member states are fully committed to and implement comprehensive and coherent policies towards the developing world that are based on the principles of solidarity, human rights, justice and democracy, and which aim to address the causes of poverty and conflict and promote sustainable economic and social development.
• The European NGDO movement is active and fully engaged in promoting EU policies that have a positive impact on developing countries and have the capacity to influence the direction of these policies.
• The role of the NGDOs is valued and protected as an authentic voice of European civil society that is engaged in issues of development and global justice.
External links
References
- ^ _ http://www.concordeurope.org/Public/Page.php?ID=8&language=eng|work. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a http://www.dochas.ie/Shared/Files/4/spotlight_on_policy_coherence.pdf|work. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ b http://www.ituc-csi.org/concord-narrative-on-development.html?lang=en|work. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
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