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Security is a necessary step to take; others have to follow
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Number of Views :4London was yesterday the scenery of a very important event: a conference on Somalia, co-hosted by the UK and Somalia, and attended by fifty-four friends and partners of Somalia. We met at a pivotal moment for Somalia. Last year Soma...
Getting all children in school and learning
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Number of Views :45These are busy days in Washington DC with the World Bank (WB) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meetings going on. We are witnessing a very enriching debate around the post MDGs process and the impact of the global e...
New directions for an old journey
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Number of Views :27Last week I had the pleasure to host a preparatory meeting between donors of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The meeting was held for two very good reasons: to assess the fund’s impact on people in po...
Guest blog post by Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Minister of Agriculture of Nigeria
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Number of Views :67Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Minister of Agriculture of Nigeria Let us make 2013 a watershed moment for food and nutrition security. Let us also acknowledge that complex, global issues require bold programmes and commitments at all levels...
A decent life for all: Every opinion counts
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Number of Views :88You may have already heard about the Communication “A decent life for all: ending poverty and giving the world a sustainable future” . Commissioner Janez Potočnik and I presented its main messages yesterday a...
Rebuilding the roadmap to democracy and stability
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Number of Views :109Mali has lived in these past few months some of its darkest hours. Security, democracy and stability were threatened by recent developments and I am glad to see European Union’s contribution to their support. By provid...
Delivering on Human Rights
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Number of Views :143 At the occasion of the Human Rights Day I wrote the following foreword to the report ”Delivering on Democracy” on EU’s contribution to the reinforcement of Human Rights. I invite you to read it, as well...
50 football fields of clean energy
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Number of Views :178I’m seating in the new headquarter of the African Union in Addis Ababa, discussing energy potential of Africa, while the lights went off. This happened less than 2 weeks ago. We continued the debate in the dark for a couple...
Advocates of change – dr. Mukwege and his support for Congolese women
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Number of Views :87I met today with Dr Denis Mukwege, a doctor from the DR Congo who founded a hospital for rape victims and is a fierce advocate for women. Few weeks back I was shocked to learn he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt. Today, hi...
Nobel Peace Prize for the EU is a also a recognition of our work outside the EU
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Number of Views :83It is a great honour for the European Union, for all Member States and all 500 mln citizens to be awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace prize. It is a great occasion to remind ourselves that the EU is a unique project that works for the ben...
7 facts you should know about EU development aid
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Number of Views :442There is no magic bullet to eradicate world’s poverty, that’s why we should talk about development to see what works and what doesn’t. But many aid sceptics often use arguments that have nothing to do with the fa...
8 facts you should know about EU development aid
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Number of Views :149There is no magic bullet to eradicate world’s poverty, that’s why we should talk about development to see what works and what doesn’t. But many aid sceptics often use arguments that have nothing to do with the fa...
Energising development: we can enlighten the world
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Number of Views :20Back in New York for the regular rendez-vous at the UN general Assembly week. This year, my agenda is topical as I will attend events related to my priorities. The first day was dedicated to the Sustainable energy for all initiativ...
Rewriting the future
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Number of Views :64This Saturday 8th September marks International Literacy day. As many of us sit down to read the papers this weekend, it’s easy to forget that around the world, 800 million people are still unable to read and write. As a form...
L’accès à l’eau: un droit humain sans lequel aucun autre n’est possible
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Number of Views :83Cela fait un peu plus de deux ans jour pour jour, le 28 juillet 2010, que l’Assemblée générale de l’ONU adoptait une résolution qui consacrait l’accès à l’eau comme un “droit fondamental, essen...
Social protection for all: a “must” to achieve sustainable development and eradication of poverty
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Number of Views :147To most European citizens having easy and immediate access to medical services, to education, and to other forms of social protection, such as pensions or unemployment support, may seem like obvious rights. They protect us against...
Nutrition and food security, Olympics’ icing on the cake
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Number of Views :159While millions were following the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, I want to draw their attention to the hundreds of millions of children who are unable to get through the day without food to eat. That was precisely t...
What did the EU aid achieve last year? New Annual Report reveals the results
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Number of Views :142People often ask me: “All right, the EU is the biggest donor, but did these funds make any difference for the poor?” Over the years I have given you many examples of successful EU aid projects and our new annual report...
Visite en Afrique de l’Est
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Number of View: 53Du 18 au 23 juillet, j’ai accompagné la visite du Président Barroso en Afrique de l’Est. Le Mozambique et la Tanzanie sont deux des pays les plus prometteurs en termes de stabilité politique et de développement. J&...
Statement of Commissioner Piebalgs on the Concord / AidWatch Report 2012, ‘Aid We Can: more investment in global development’
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I welcome the publication of the Concord / AidWatch report 2012, which analyses the aid spending of EU Member States. The report confirms that the EU is by far the largest donor in the world, with €53 billion of development aid in 2011. However, t...
