Transcript A Cooperação Portuguesa e as ONGD

New dynamics of North-South Solidarity
Promoting an active involvement of Civil
Society in the Euro-African dialogue
The Presidency Project of Portuguese NGDOs
April, 2007 – March, 2008
The EU Presidency Project of the Portuguese NGDO Platform
Background
Millenium
Summit
Cotonou
African Union
Euro African NEPAD
Monterrey
Summit
Conference
Cairo
2000
2001
2002
EU
consensus
for dvpt EU Strategy
for Africa
2005
Parallel event
CSO’s
Lisbon
Key issues: fight against poverty, promotion of social well
being, econ. And globalization, democracy and human
rights
Paris
Declaration
2006
2007
Changing environment: current
trends and future challenges:
EU-Africa joint strategy, role of
NGO’s in Development,
Climate change, migration,
EPA’s, etc.
The EU Presidency Project of the Portuguese NGDO Platform
Goal
Continuing and reinforcing the on-going dialogue,
building on previous outcomes strategies to tackle
future challenges of the Euro-African relationship.
Active involvement of
Civil Society
in the
Euro-African dialogue
Guiding principales:
Shared commitments, mutual
acountability, ownership
increase public opinion
Awareness
increase dialogue and
partnerships among devt
Stakeholders
Inform, Mobilize
Training, Partnership building,
Strengthening Dialogue
The EU Presidency Project of the Portuguese NGDO Platform
Focus
Bridging discourse and practice –Civil Society Initiatives for an improved
dialogue on development
1 – Public accountability, Governance
and the fulfillment of human rights
on-going processes:
Coherence,
EU-Africa joint Strategy,
EPA’s, Aid effectiveness,
role of civil society,
partnerships for dvpt
etc.
Governance of Aid, Fragile States, civil society control
on budgets and public expenditures, accountability,
governance and fulfillment of human rights
2 – Development & Cooperation Issues
political approach of Euro Africa relationship, regional
integration, partnerships, innovative and additional
funding for development, quality, quantity and
transparency of aid, etc….
3 – Development and Migration
Causes of migration, right of migrants, management of
migrations fluxes, human security and fragile states,
etc.
Initiative, Participation, Ownership, Mutual accountability,
shared commitment and Action
The EU Presidency Project of the Portuguese NGDO Platform
Portuguese Presidency
Oficial Presidency will focus on:
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Paris Agenda on Aid effectiveness
Negotiations for EPA’s
Joint Eu-Africa Strategy
Consensus on Humanitarian Aid
Security
Migration (illegal immigration, traficking of human beings)
Climate change
Crise prevention and Fragile States
1st report back on coherence to be presented during the
Portuguese Presidency
The EU Presidency Project of the Portuguese NGDO Platform
Calendar
NGDO Presidency Project
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July, 3: Official launch of the Portuguese Presidency
July: Launch of Oficial Webpage
September-October: decentralised events, Portugal
29-31 October
Civil Society Forum on the Euro African Dialogue, Lisbon
November
Media and Lobbying activities
December, 7: Euro-African Summit
January: End of Portuguese Presidency – Hand over,
Slovenian Platform
January-March: Follow up- Building partnerships for
develpment
The EU Presidency Project of the Portuguese NGDO Platform
Key event
Civil Society Forum for the Euro-African Dialogue
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Analyze the process & choosing options:
– Instrument for policy analyze and debate, aiming at opening and broadening the
horizon/perspectives of the dialogue among Europe and Africa.
– Opportunity for a wide range of civil society and parliament representatives from Europe
and Africa to voice their main concerns and make recommendations on how to improve the
Europe-Africa dialogue
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Implement change:
– Strengthen working relationships and partnerships among northern and southern
NGOs/CSOs (“reciprocal support”)
– Implement change: Build concrete proposals to improve efficiency of CSO action (good
governance)
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Multiplier effect: organized together the Parliamentarian Forum (North South Centre) and
preparatory meeting for Youth Forum
Build on and follow up, existing relationships and partnerships among European and African
organizations and networks
The EU Presidency Project of the Portuguese NGDO Platform
Key event
What is expected as a product of this Forum?
A proactive and innovative political declaration:
Civil Society vision on Euro African relationships
key political messages and recommendations
on the main topics tackled during the Forum
The EU Presidency Project of the Portuguese NGDO Platform
Main Partners
North South Centre – Council of Europe
Concord
IOM
Gulbenkian Foundation
Members of the Presidency Working group
at the Port. NGDO Platform
Venro, Coordination Sud, Sloga
The EU Presidency Project of the Portuguese NGDO Platform
More information
www.plataformaongd.pt