Every year and since 1983, the European Union highlights one of their community policy’s topics. The European Commission makes a proposal that will have to be approved both by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union. In 2015, the priority is European development policy.
This initiative aims to raise public awareness on the issue throughout the year, to promote debate and the setting-up of dedicated policies in each Member State and at the EU level, in order to reach the objectives. This year, the actions that will be carried out will be focused on the following topic: “our world, our dignity, our future”.
The context will be specific as the Millennium Development Goals that were set in 2000 by the United Nations will reach their deadline in 2015. There are eight objectives:
- Objective 1: To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger;
- Objective 2: To achieve universal primary education;
- Objective 3: To promote gender equality and empower women;
- Objective 4: To reduce child mortality;
- Objective 5: To improve maternal health;
- Objective 6: To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases;
- Objective 7: To ensure environmental sustainability;
- Objective 8: To develop a global partnership for development.
In 2015 the international community will meet several times in order to set new objectives in eradicating poverty and promoting sustainable development, and to put in place a new international agreement for climate change in 2015 in Paris, France.
The European Year for Development will represent an opportunity for explaining the “Global Europe” EU policy and promoting projects that are co-funded by the EU and carried out on behalf of development aid. The year will be split into different sub-themes according to the month:
- January: Europe in the world;
- February: Education;
- March: Women and girls;
- April: Health;
- May: Peace and security;
- June: Sustainable green growth, decent Jobs and businesses;
- July: Children and youth;
- August: Humanitarian aid;
- September: Demography and migration;
- October: Food security;
- November: Sustainable Development and Climate Change;
- December: Human rights.
Depending on the EU co-funding programme, it is worth noting that projects including development aid priority might get a bonus i.e. extra funding or extra points in examination of the bid.
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