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Europe Honors Youths’ Contribution to International Development
Posted by Tiziana Cauli on 24 November 2008
Victoria Herinckx and her high school mates were among the youngest participants to the European Development Days 2008, which concluded Nov. 17 in Strasbourg, France. Despite their age, the Belgian 17-year-old was invited to meet with teenagers and young professionals from across the world. The Collège du Christ-Roi in the Belgian town of Ottignies was one of several schools which sent students to attend Europe's top development event and with it, sessions and workshops on top...Full Story- Tags: Devex, Europe, France, European Development Days, youth, next generation, future leaders, awards, prize, media, education, training, workshops
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Decentralized Cooperation Tightens Links Between Africa, Europe
Posted by Tiziana Cauli on 19 November 2008
African capital cities such as Harare and Dar es Salaam sent their mayors to meet with their European counterparts in Strasbourg this month as E.U. cooperation strategies increasingly focused on decentralized development. The link between local governance and cooperation was at the center of dozens of sessions at the European Development Days, the continent's top annual development event, which was attended by local authorities from several African countries as well as state an...Full Story- Tags: Devex, Africa, France, Europe, European Development Days, twinning, cooperation, colaboration, partnership, city partnerships, local governance, urbanization, decentralization, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Mali, African Union
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Leaders of Zimbabwe, Haiti Press for More Aid
Posted by Tiziana Cauli on 18 November 2008
The heads of state of two countries facing a severe food crisis and humanitarian emergency took part in the closing ceremony of one among the most prominent European development platforms. Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his Haitian counterpart Michele Pierre-Louis called on rich countries to increase funding for international development. Even European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel criticized European governments at the end of the Europe...Full Story- Tags: Zimbabwe, Africa, Europe, European Development Days, Morgan Tsvangirai, Haiti, Michele Pierre-Louis, Louis Michel, EC, humanitarian emergency, humanitarian aid, food crisis, inflation, democracy, decentralization
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The Symbiotic Relationship Between Media and Aid Organizations
Posted by Tiziana Cauli on 18 November 2008
Are media helping development and, if not, should they? The relation between journalism and the aid world was discussed by media and development professionals from across the globe who gathered at the European Development Days in Strasbourg from Nov. 15-17. Journalists defended their right to follow a different agenda from that of development actors as European Commissioner for Development Louis Michel and African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping announced a roadmap for creating a ...Full Story- Tags: Africa, Devex, Strasbourg, France, Development Days, media, journalists, journalism, coverage, dependency, censorship, self-censorship, safety, correspondent, news, freedom
- Posted:11/18/2008 12:02:03 AM | Email | Permalink
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Praise and Criticism at key European Development Event's Opening
Posted by Tiziana Cauli on 16 November 2008
A series of cooperation agreements worth 1.6 billion euros between the European Commission and countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific region, as well as a human right prize awarded by the European Union to 17 journalists across the world marked the opening of the European Development Days on Saturday, Nov. 15, in Strasbourg, France. European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel announced the signing of a series of regional initiatives to be funded by...Full Story- Tags: Devex, European Commission, EU, G-20, financial crisis, funding, European Development Days, France, Strasbourg, media, Africa, Caribbean, Pacific, Louis Michel, aid effectiveness, humanitarian relief, priorities, Wangari Maathai, ActionAid, forum, conference, partnerships
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