4th Global Meeting March 2016
The fourth global meeting of the Policy Forum on Development (PFD) took place on the 14th, 15th and 16th of March, in Brussels. The meeting mobilized more than 160 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
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Monday 14 March 2016 |
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08:15 - 08:45 |
Registration |
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09:00 - 13:00 |
Task Team meeting |
PFD Regional meetings |
3rd Workshop with Private Sector |
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15:00 - 15:30 |
1. Welcome Jean-Louis Ville, Acting Director, Human Development and Migration, DEVCO - opening speech Jorge Balbis, Executive Secretary, ALOP, PFD CSO Co-Chair |
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15:30 - 16:30 |
2. Revision of Cotonou Partnership Agreement (CPA) Revision of Cotonou Partnership Agreement (CPA) Moderator: Jan Orbie, Director of Centre for EU Studies, Ghent University Introductory session: H.E. Patrick I. Gomes, Secretary General, ACP Secretariat |
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16:30 - 17:00 |
Coffee Break |
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17:00 - 18:00 |
Panel session Anne-Cécile Coly, Union Nationale des Syndicats du Sénégal, CSO representative Presentations and discussion will center around the following issues:
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18:00 - 18:45 |
Questions from audience and Closing |
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19:00 |
Bus to Hotel |
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Tuesday 15 March 2016
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Bus will pick up participants from NH Hotel at 7h45 |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
3. Global Influence Global Influence Objective: To share all stakeholders’ perspectives on how to influence Agenda 2030, particularly with regard to promoting effective development cooperation policies in light of the UN Habitat III and the Second High Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC HML2) Moderated session with two expert panels and plenary discussion Moderator: Jorge Balbis, Executive Secretary, ALOP, PFD CSO Co-Chair 3.1 Habitat III Objective: Share the vision of EU member states, EC, EP, local governments and civil society on the key challenges and opportunities to build inclusive, safe, prosperous and sustainable cities as a contribution to the Habitat III conference Paolo Ciccarelli, Head of Unit, Water, Infrastructures, Cities, DEVCO |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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11:00 - 12:30 |
3.2 Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) High Level Meeting Objective: Discuss the key challenges and opportunities to universalizing the effective international development cooperation agenda Erica Gerretsen, Head of Unit, Effectiveness and Financing, DEVCO |
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12:30 - 13:00 |
Wrap up of both panels |
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13:00 - 14:30 |
Lunch |
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12:30 - 13:00 |
4. Enabling Environment for a new global agenda Enabling Environment for a new global agenda Objective: Understand what aspects of an enabling environment are needed for the successful implementation of the new global agenda, particularly how to increase the full participation of all actors as equal partners in the implementation of the SDGs Moderator: Jacqueline Wood, Task Team on CSO Development Effectiveness and Enabling Environment 4.1 Panel: Enabling the participation of CSOs and LAs addressing SDGs in the new global agenda In continuation of PFD discussion around an enabling environment (EE) for CSOs and LAs in the new global agenda, experts will discuss progress in the EE to support SDG implementation. PFD researchers from the Netherlands and Indonesia will share specific findings about how PFD actors are engaging in SDG implementation in those countries. Patrice Lenormand, Deputy Head of Unit, Civil Society and Local Authorities, DEVCO Cornelius Hacking, Task Team GPEDC |
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16:00 - 16:30 |
Coffee Break |
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16:30 - 17:45 |
4.2 Break out groups: Reflecting on the morning's discussions and the previous panel, break into working groups. (PFD representatives or guest speakers could open each discussion group by sharing examples/case studies.) o Strengthening Multi-stakeholder approaches to support EE:
One representative from each working group joins the closing panel to share feedback |
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17:45 - 18:45 |
Feedback and Plenary Discussion |
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19:00 |
Dinner in La Chaufferie and bus to hotel (21:00) |
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Wednesday 16 March 2016
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Bus will pick up participants from NH Hotel at 7h45 |
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09:00 - 10:30 |
5. Revision of the EU Development Policy: Revision of the EU Development Policy Panel discussion Moderator: Shada Islam, Friends of Europe Honourable Linda McAvan, MEP, Chair of the European Parliament Development Committee PFD constituencies' respondents Panel responses |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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11:00 - 12:15 |
Regional break out groups Regional working group Asia on EU Dev. Policy Regional working group EU and Global Networks on EU Dev. Policy Regional working group NEI on EU Dev. Policy |
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12:15 - 13:15 |
Plenary Discussion and conclusions |
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13:15 - 14:15 |
Lunch |
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14:15 - 15:00 |
6. PFD Review Objective: To hear the key conclusions and recommendations from the first review of the PFD and clarify next steps. Presentation of findings and recommendations |
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15:00 - 16:00 |
Break out groups: |
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16:00 - 16:30 |
Coffee Break |
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16:30 - 17:30 |
Plenary feedback and discussion |
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14:15 - 15:00 |
7. Closing session Floor open for PFD members |