Excellent discussions with La Coordinadora✳️ & CONCORD board on current topics. I am again admiring Coordinadora’s capacity to really make collaborative work functioning. Muchos gracias!

.POLITICOEurope leaked the EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 draft Briefing Book for the next Commission.

The document shows that DG INTPA is turning its back to human development in favour of trade and investments. Here is CONCORD President’s Rilli Lappalainen reaction 👇

🔗 politico.eu/newsletter/bru…

#eurobarometer #defence #energy #foodsecurity CONCORD Fingo

Citizens think that EU`s role in the world has become more important. #eurobarometer CONCORD Fingo

Latest #eurobarometer results (1)

🔴 PRESS RELEASE

The 2023 OECD Development figures on #ODA are out!

Spoiler alert: it's not good news...

🗞️ Read the press release: aidwatch.concordeurope.org/oda-missing-th…

#AidWatch

At the beginning of my mandate, I set 🎯 to increase EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 funding for education from 7% to 10%.

This was 🇪🇺 pledge at #TransformingEducation Summit.

🤩 to say that we have surpassed the target. In 2021–2023, we committed 13% of our budget!

💶 That’s €3 billion.

At the #GlobalGateway High-Level Event on Education, 🇪🇺 announces:

👉 #TeamEurope Initiative Opportunity-driven Skills & VET
👉 Africa-Europe Youth Academy &
👉 15 projects under Youth Mobility for Africa

Boosting mobility & skills for Africa's youth!

🔗europa.eu/!kgvDpJ

We need an education march, movement for #education !, encourage commissioner Jutta Urpilainen #SummitoftheFuture #transformingeducation Bridge 47 Coalition for the UN We Need UNESCO Finland CONCORD Fingo Kestävän kehityksen toimikunta

Greatest investment is #education . That must be the core of #SummitoftheFuture ,says Amina J Mohammed Coalition for the UN We Need Bridge 47 CONCORD Fingo

Breaking news! bbc.com/news/science-e…

Kiitos yhteisestä matkasta Demo Finland ! Työ #demokratia edistämiseksi jatkuu edelleen #kestäväkehitys johtajana niin kansallisesti kuin kansainvälisestikin. Fingo CONCORD Bridge 47 Coalition for the UN We Need Forus

Toiminnanjohtajamme Rilli Lappalainen kommentoi tällä viikolla Koreassa järjestettyä demokratiahuippukokousta HS:lle:
'Ristiriita sen välillä, mikä oli viesti ja mitä käytännössä tehtiin oli hillitön.'

#demokratia #SummitForDemocracy
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Time to celebrate yet again 🥳

China is adding more renewable energy capacity every year than the rest of the world *combined*, thanks to strategic public planning. Meanwhile the US and Europe keep promising that 'market mechanisms' are going to save us and it's just not happening.

📢“Planet” is equally at risk as “people”. Grateful to Inter Press Service for featuring the new “Progressing National SDGs Implementation” report. Read the article 👇ipsnews.net/2024/03/new-re… Action for Sustainable Development Bond Arab NGO Network for Development Cooperation Canada Sightsavers Save the Children UK IISD SDGs

Congratulations WFD Kenya & Demo Finland too !

Kenya takes a significant stride towards inclusive governance with the launch of a national disability caucus by Westminster Foundation for Democracy. Political parties and civil society unite to amplify the voices of Persons With Disabilities in policy-making. #pwdrights

Thanks for our brilliant and rich panel who showed great evidencies to have educational aspect in #democracy ! #summit4democracy ⁦⁦Pekka Hukka⁩ ⁦UNESCO APCEIU⁩ ⁦Loise Mwakamba⁩ ⁦Mzalendo⁩ WFD Kenya⁩ ⁦Demo Finland⁩ ⁦Kayiwa Samuel⁩

Our democracy can’t be for some. It must be for all.