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The European Consensus on Development the
contribution of Development Education Awareness
Raising Background to the one year
multi-stakeholder process and next steps to
implement...
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Existing European DE/AR Political Commitments
2001 EU Council of Development Ministers
Resolution on Development Education
2002 Maastricht Declaration 2003 Palermo
Process May 2005 Brussels Conference
European Conference on Awareness-Raising and
Development Education for North-South
Solidarity 2005 DE/AR a priority in European
Consensus on Development July 2006 Helsinki
Conference on European Development Education
Jan 2007 DE/AR a priority in 18-month (2007-8)
Programme on development policy of the EU
Presidencies of Germany, Portugal Slovenia
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The multi-stakeholder process (1/2)
1. July 2006 Helsinki Conference (organised by
Finnish NGDO Platform to the EU, CONCORD with
support of the Finnish MFA and the
EC) Conclusion the need for a specific long
term European strategy framework for development
education, common at both national and EU levels,
was reaffirmed, and that it should be developed
through a multi-actor process 2. 16 November
2006 European Development Education
Multi-stakeholder Taskforce Meeting, Finnish
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and CONCORD DE Forum
organised Conclusion Agreed that a
representative Steering Group across the
stakeholder groups be formed that would be given
the mandate to develop proposals to take the
European Strategy Framework forward 3. 22
February 2007 First Multi-stakeholder Steering
Group meeting draft action proposals and plan
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The multi-stakeholder process (2/2)

• 4. 22 May 2007 Second Multi-stakeholder Steering
  Group meeting, Min. Foreign Affairs, Luxembourg
• Conclusion Hire an external consultant to write
  first draft of The European Consensus on
  Development the contribution of Development
  Education Awareness Raising, based on inputs
  from all stakeholders.
• 5. June 2007 DEEEP and InWEnt hire external
  consultant, Harm-Jan Fricke.
• 6. 21 September 2007 Third Multi-stakeholder
  Steering Group meeting, European Commission,
  Brussels
• Conclusion Discussion and agreement on final
  principles, and policy recommendations. Sign off.
• 7. 9 November 2007 Final unveiling of joint
  statement, EU Development Days, Lisbon

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Who has been involved?
Balanced Steering Group across stakeholder groups

Co-Chairs

• Current, Past and Future EU Presidencies
  (Finland, Germany, Portugal, Slovenia)
• Ministries of Foreign Affairs from some other
  EU Member States (Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg,
  Slovakia, Germany (by InWEnt), Czech Republic)
• The European Commission (DG DEV A4)
• The European Parliament
• NGOs (CONCORD Development Education Forum)
• Local Authorities and Municipalities (Council
  of European Municipalities and Regions)
• The North-South Centre of the Council of Europe
• Development Centre of the Organisation for
  Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• Global Education Network Europe (GENE)
• Youth Organisations (European Youth Forum)
• Secretariat / facilitators
  

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What is next?
Some possible future steps?

• Accompany joint statement with additional annexes
• Detailed roles and added values of each
  stakeholder group
• Concepts and Methodologies of DE/AR used by each
  of the stakeholders
• A reference manual of best practice, lessons
  learned and other practitioner-centred practical
  tools.
• Translation
• Wide spread dissemination and use
• Each stakeholder group to develop concrete action
  plans to implement strategy frameworks
  principles and policy recommendations.