Source: European Parliament
The Committee on Development met on 20 May to discuss the following files:
- EU political strategy on Latin America;
- Interparliamentary committee meeting on Global Gateway and the 4th Conference on Financing for Development;
- Exchange of views with Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, Bertrand Bainvel, UNICEF Representative to EU Institutions and Alessandra Aresu from the International Disability and Development Consortium on Impacts of cuts in development aid on health programmes;
- Exchange of views with Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council on How to make the case for continued needs-based humanitarian funding in line with the humanitarian principles;
- Exchange of views with Carsten Staur, OECD-DAC Chair on the future of International Development Cooperation – role of ODA
Votes:
- Adoption of the draft report on Financing for development – ahead of the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville: 13 in favour, 3 against, 9 abstentions