CONCORD, the European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development and partner of TRIALOG, welcomed its global partners from the International Federation of NGO Platforms (FIP) for a debate on the post-2015 development framework. Many participants agreed that the new framework needs to have a greater focus on human rights and shifting the development focus away from just economic growth.
During spring 2013 a number of initiatives have contributed to the process of establishing a new political narrative for the development sector. CONCORD members, board, secretariat and associates have asked questions, debated their concerns and stated their opinions on how to establish a new ambition for the development sector.
This is a visual presentation of the process.
Following the main part of the General Assembly, many members took to the Grand Place in the centre of Brussels to talk to European citizens to hear their views on global development. CONCORD filmed a series of interviews which will be published on their website.
CONCORD was delighted to bring together many members, past and present, for a 10th Anniversary Gathering. EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, along with other guests from the EU institutions, stopped by to congratulate European NGOs on their work over the last decade.
CONCORD has published a special 10th Anniversary Publication which gathers testimonies from members and important institutional figures who have been involved in shaping Concord’s work over the last 10 years. The publication includes contributions from CONCORD's global partners and some forward looking pieces looking at the challenges for NGOs in the coming years.
Read and download the Anniversary Publication here.
All photos by CONCORD
Source: CONCORD Member to Member Newsletter from 11 June 2013
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