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12 May May 2016 1605 12 May 2016 EU remains the biggest world aid donor. And so?
Today EU Ministers for Development cooperation gathered in Brussels adopted the Annual report on 2015 EU Official Development Assistance (ODA). If the EU remains the biggest world donor, NGOs underlines the challenges that Member States and EU institutions have to face, including tax evasion, the promise to reach the 0.7% benchmark and the ongoing refugee crisis.
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13 April Apr 2016 1359 13 April 2016 CONCORD: 2015 EU aid heavily inflated by in-donor refugee costs
Growing spending on in-donor refugee costs masks real cuts in European aid. By counting these inflated elements of aid – which CONCORD maintains is not ‘real’ aid as it does not contribute to sustainable development in developing countries – donors were able to technically report record levels of aid in 2015.
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10 February Feb 2016 1017 10 February 2016 Brando Benifei: «Politics must be ambitious with the rights of disabled people»
Disabled people and the associations involved with their aspirations can count on the genuine commitment of the young MEP Brando Benifei. In this interview to Vita International he is calling to include the perspective of disabled people in every piece of legislation.
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28 January Jan 2016 0930 28 January 2016 Laura Frigenti: facing the challenges ahead at the new Italian Agency for Development Cooperation
Laura Frigenti is the Director of the new Italian Development Cooperation Agency, officially established by the Italian parliament with the approval of a new bill on development cooperation which came into force on January 1st, 2015. The bill was provided for the establishment of a new development agency as well as the creation of a development financial institution. In this esclusive interview, Laura Frigenti discusses the many challenges she faces in her new role.
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21 December Dec 2015 1057 21 December 2015 Disaster risk reduction makes development more sustainable
The need to recognize disaster risk reduction as a central, cross-cutting issue for achieving sustainable development and eradicating poverty has been a key topic during the last Rome Investment Forum 2015, an international event aimed at promoting a more visionary idea of social and economic sustainability
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15 December Dec 2015 1627 15 December 2015 «Address challenges and seize opportunities of the new world of work» UNDP urges
2 billion people lifted out of low human development, in last 25 years, now focus on work is needed to galvanize progress, alerts the 2015 Human Development Report.
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10 November Nov 2015 1810 10 November 2015 Commission welcomes strong EU commitment to boost climate assistance for developing countries
The European Commission welcomes the commitment of the European Union to scaling up public funding for climate financing in the years ahead, as confirmed by the Ministers of the EU Member States meeting in the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN)