5th Global Meeting March 2017
The fifth global meeting of the Policy Forum on Development (PFD) took place on the 21st and the 23rd of March, in Brussels. The meeting mobilized representatives from civil society organisations (CSOs) and associations of Local Authorities (LAs), the private sector, representatives from the European Commission and EU Member States.
In the agenda below you will find links to single documents (
) corresponding to background information shared prior the Forum or to presentations held during the Forum.
AGENDA
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Policy Forum on Development Annual Global Meeting 2017
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PART I – PFD related matters Latest developments in the PFD & strategic thinking for 2017 and beyond |
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09:00 - 12:30 |
4th workshop on engagement |
12th Task Team Meeting |
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Registration Lunch with regional caucuses |
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15:00 - 15:30 |
PFD update: How the PFD can better contribute to the upcoming challenges? Objective: Look at the achievements in 2016 and opportunities for 2017 for the PFD, address the main recommendations put forward by the PFD review, debate on the renewal of the PFD and Task Team membership, present the output of the national studies on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and its second phase. PFD update and challenges Summary of the main findings made from the initial studies in Ghana, Indonesia, the Netherlands and Peru in relation to the national strategies supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda: EN |
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15:30 - 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
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16:30 - 17:00 |
EU Development Policy and Programming Updates Rosario Bento Pais, Head of Unit, Civil Society and Local Authorities, Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission |
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PART II – The EU's policy package Spearheading global action to implement the Sustainable Development Goals |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Welcome Stefano Manservisi, Director General, Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission and PFD Chair Maria Theresa Lauron, Chair CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness and PFD CSO Co-Chair |
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10:30 - 16:00 |
EU's leading role in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda Two high level moderated panels as follows: |
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10:30 - 12:30 |
The European Consensus on Development, a more credible and effective response to more complex and interconnected challenges Objective: Building on stakeholders' positions on the general direction of EU development policy, discuss how the Consensus could address global/local challenges. The exchanges will focus around two clusters:
Consensus session
Moderated session with Q&A Stefano Manservisi, Director General, Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission |
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12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30 - 15:30 |
The future partnership with the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Countries, building peaceful, more stable and resilient states and societies Objective: To discuss the future of the renewed Partnership with the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, and the role and space for CSO and LA in the negotiations, setting of priorities, implementation and monitoring Moderated session with Q&A Ambassador Mamour Alieu Jagne, Chief of Cabinet, ACP Secretariat ACP session |
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15:30 - 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
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16:00 - 17:00 |
How do these policy advances impact the PFD and our work together? Moderated plenary discussion on how PFD members interact with these policies and how the forum can advance their work Moderated session with Q&A Moderator: Shada Islam, Friends of Europe |
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PART III – Translating policy into action Fostering multi-stakeholder partnerships to advance the global agenda |
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09:30 - 10:30
Plenary session |
The role of inclusive partnerships in the implementation of 2030 Agenda: How do/could inclusive multistakeholder partnerships foster the implementation of the 2030 Agenda? A) How can multi-stakeholder partnerships influence the international agenda? Moderated panel discussion presenting examples of good practices from Habitat III, the second High Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (HLM II GPEDC) and COP 22 Objective: To demonstrate the key elements for successful multi-stakeholder partnerships working to implement the 2030 Agenda - Inclusive multi-stakeholder partnerships (1) Moderator: Maria Theresa Lauron Jose Ernesto Abud Castillo, Mayor of Villa Tapia, Dominican Republic and Member of the Executive Board of the Federacion Dominicana de Municipios |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Introduction to working groups for the next session |
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10:45 - 11:15 |
Coffee Break |
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11:15 - 12:30
Working Groups |
B) How can the PFD promote an enabling environment to support multi-stakeholder implementation of the 2030 Agenda? Working groups to discuss examples of good practices of inclusive partnerships from PFD members. Examples will look at what works and why and how these relationships could be replicated in other regions or contexts with the aim of supporting the 2030 Agenda Objective: To discuss how PFD members work on partnerships and how the PFD could best support their work. Come away with concrete examples of strong inclusive partnerships and related best practices. Special attention will be given to the need of an adequate enabling environment for the participation of CSOs and LAs in these processes. Mutli-stakeholder Partnership session |
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12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30 - 14:30 |
Plenary session on examples of inclusive partnerships arising from the working groups Objective: To hear feedback from working groups |
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14:30 - 17:00
including coffee break |
The Midterm Review, an evaluation of the EU external financing instruments & a debate on their future Session led by Vincent Grimaud, Head of Unit, General Coordination and Inter-Institutional Relations, Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission with presentation of the main evaluation findings Objective: To discuss the main findings of the midterm review of the EU external financing instruments and their future post-2020 |
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17:00 - 18:00 |
Taking stock of the Global PFD 2017: Conclusions and recommendations Session led by Rosario Bento Pais, Head of Unit, Civil Society and Local Authorities, Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission and representatives from the CSOs and LAs Objective: To present the main conclusions and recommendations of the Global PFD meeting and contribute to the final document of joint CSO/LA/private sector conclusions and recommendations |
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18:00 - 18:30 |
Closure Neven Mimica, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission |