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European Community Development Policy

European Community Development Policy. GENERAL CONTEXT world-wide. Trade and investment liberalisation Technological revolution - Information Society Movement of capital Responses: Global governance Poverty reduction Strategies Integration of developing countries into world economy.

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European Community Development Policy

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  1. European Community Development Policy

  2. GENERAL CONTEXTworld-wide.. Trade and investment liberalisation Technological revolution - Information Society Movement of capital Responses: Global governance Poverty reduction Strategies Integration of developing countries into world economy

  3. Population on less than 1€/day Developing countries: 1.2 billions South Asia 522 million (40% +) Africa 291 million (46% +) East Asia 278 million (15% -) South America 78 million (16% +) Central Asia 24 million ( 5% +)

  4. International FrameworkThe Millennium Development Goals • Halve the proportion of people living in extreme poverty by 2015 • Achieve universal Primary education by 2015 • Promote Gender equality and empower women • Reduce by 2/3 the under-5 children mortality rate by 2015 • Reduce by 3/4 the maternal mortality rate by 2015 • Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS and the incidence of malaria and other major diseases • Ensure environmental sustainability • Develop a global partnership fordevelopment

  5. International Framework Financing for development Generate sufficient funds to finance international development targets More attention / new initiatives • UN long term goal: 0,7% ODA/GNI • EU commitment to reach 0.39% ODA/GNI by 2006 • Debt relief (extended HIPC) • Untying of aid

  6. International FrameworkThe Doha Development Agenda • Sustainable globalisation: ensure equitable integration of developing countries in global economy • Setting objectives that embrace environmental and consumer concerns and social development needs • Capacity building and technical assistance • Global governance: active co-operation with ILO, UNEP and other relevant international organisations

  7. International FrameworkSustainable Development Summit, Johannesburg Commitments, partnerships, programmes and actions on: • Poverty Eradication • Water and sanitation • Sustainable production and consumption • Energy • Chemicals • Management of natural resource base (water, oceans and fisheries, atmosphere, biodiversity, forests) • Corporate responsibility • Health

  8. EU and developing countries : some statistics... • EC and Member States : 25 bn USD in 2000 - 0.32% GNI (DAC 0.22%) • EC 4.9 bn (10% international total) • EC = largest donor of humanitarian aid in the world • EU principal trade partner for many developing countries

  9. ODA 2000

  10. Council/Commission’s Joint Statement of 10 November 2000 New orientations for EC development policy

  11. Principles • Sustainable, equitable and participatory human and social development • Human Rights, democracy, rule of law, good governance

  12. Objectives • Refocus on poverty reduction • Economical, social, environmental, commercial, institutional aspects, conflict prevention • “Ownership” - participation, dialogue, governance

  13. Refocusing of EC’s activities • Principles: • Maximise EC’s impact • Objective poverty reduction • EC added value • Six areas • Three horizontal themes • Synergies with other policies

  14. Trade and development Regional integration and co-operation Macro-economical and social sector support (Health, Education) Transport Food security and sustainable rural development Institutional capacity-building (governance) Human Rights, Gender, Environment Integrated framework of EC activities Central objective : poverty reduction

  15. Other aspects / Global issues / Synergies • Action against communicable diseases / health and development, trade, research • Information society - access to Internet and institutional co-operation

  16. Increase efficiency • Reform of external aid • strengthening of country strategies and programming • creation of EuropeAid Co-operation Office • deconcentration and decentralisation • Needs and performance, direct aid to budget, sectoral programmes, evaluation • Relief/rehabilitation/development

  17. Increase efficiency Co-ordination, Complementarity • Country Strategy Papers • Operational co-ordination • International framework (“PRSP, CDF”)

  18. Increase efficiency EU Policy Coherence Avoid negative external effects of domestic EU policies More attention / new initiatives • Agriculture (reform of CAP) • Fisheries (reform of CFP) • Preventing illicit arms exports • Migration

  19. Increase efficiency Better Governance Ensure good governance at all levels and within all countries More attention / new initiatives • Institutional capacity building • Fight against corruption • Global environmental & social governance

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