This week we’re marking the recent launch of the Youth in Development group by publishing interviews with several young people who took part in the European Development Days (EDDs) 2013. Youth ambassadors, competition winners and...
On Tuesday 16 May, the European Commission’s Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) welcomed back Stefano Manservisi as its new Director-General. He spoke to Stina Soewarta, DEVCO’s Head of...
This presentation was given by Stina Soewarta, Head of Unit 05 Communication and Transparency DG Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid, European Commission and Dörte Bosse, Team Leader EYD Unit 05 Communication and Transparency...
The Director General for International Cooperation and Development, Fernando Frutuoso de Melo, has told capacity4dev how a revitalised EU met its commitments to aid effectiveness in 2014, and he flagged the coming year as a unique...
On Tuesday, the European Commission’s Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) welcomed back Stefano Manservisi as its new Director-General. He spoke to Stina Soewarta, DEVCO’s Head of...
EuropeAid – or DG DEVCO – is responsible for designing EU development policies and delivering aid to reduce poverty in the world, while ensuring sustainable development and promoting democracy, peace and security. In November last...
During the European Development Days 2013, there was a strong focus on youth, as the event welcomed for the first time 12 youth ambassadors from around the world, three of whom were 18 or under. Each ambassador was selected to...
PROGRAMME 8.30 Arrival of participants 9.00 General welcome Klaus Rudischhauser, Deputy Director General, DG Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid, European Commission 9.15 The Narrative Project – Building public support for...
While visiting Resilience and Food Security related projects in Ethiopia last month, Marcus Cornaro, Deputy Director General of EuropeAid, was so struck by the people he met, and their stories of challenge and success, that he...
In 2013 a video contest was organised prior to the European Development Days (EDDs) 2013 encouraging young people aged 13-24 to create a video showing how they imagine the world will be in 2030 and what they would do to eliminate...
