{"id":20026,"date":"2019-06-19T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T06:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=20026"},"modified":"2019-06-18T14:26:43","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T12:26:43","slug":"european-development-days-2019-to-focus-on-fighting-inequalities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/european-development-days-2019-to-focus-on-fighting-inequalities\/","title":{"rendered":"European Development Days 2019 to focus on fighting inequalities"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 13th<\/sup>\u00a0edition of the\u00a0European Development Days<\/a>\u00a0(EDD), the leading global forum on development cooperation, kicks off in Brussels. The two day event will host more than 8,000 participants from 140 countries worldwide, representing 1,200 organisations from the development community, including Heads of State or Government, leading experts, key influencers and young leaders.<\/p>\n

This year’s European Development Days theme is \u2018Addressing inequalities: building a world which leaves no one behind<\/em>‘<\/strong>.<\/em>\u00a0It will debate successes and failures in addressing inequalities in the context of the 2030 Agenda and the implementation of the SDGs.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the event, European Commission President Jean-Claude\u00a0Juncker<\/strong>\u00a0said:\u00a0\u201cIn these turbulent times, the EU is a force for good in this world and a reliable partner for all. We are the world’s largest development donor, but this is not charity, it is investment. Investment in growth, jobs and in building a better future for young people across the globe.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven\u00a0Mimica<\/strong>, added: \u201cThe European Development<\/em>\u00a0Days are about giving a voice to the whole development community, from world leaders to NGOs, business and industry leaders. Addressing inequalities is a necessary step in making our development cooperation more efficient and more meaningful in order to leave no one behind.<\/em>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

President Jean-Claude\u00a0Juncker\u00a0<\/strong>will open the European Development Days, and in addition, Commissioners Neven\u00a0Mimica<\/strong>, Christos\u00a0Stylianides<\/strong>, Marianne\u00a0Thyssen<\/strong>, Pierre\u00a0Moscovici<\/strong>\u00a0and Mariya\u00a0Gabriel\u00a0<\/strong>will participate in different events.<\/strong><\/p>\n

High level attendees<\/strong><\/h3>\n

High-level speakers and participants include: Her Majesty Mathilde, Queen of the Belgians; Paul Kagame, President, Republic of Rwanda; Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President, Republic of Cabo Verde; Macky Sall, President, Republic of Senegal; Charles Michel, Prime Minister, Kingdom of Belgium; Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister, Kingdom of Bhutan; and Antonio Tajani, President, European Parliament. Tony Blair, David Miliband and Cesar Alierta are among the many other leading figures from partner organisations, the private sector and civil society participating in this year’s edition. Find out more about this year’s speakers\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fifteen young leaders from around the world will attend the EDD to debate inequalities but also to exchange ideas and experiences with world leaders and key policy-makers.<\/p>\n

Thematic events<\/strong><\/h3>\n

#EDD19 is structured around three main themes:<\/p>\n