This year, European Development Days will serve as the flagship event of the European Year for Development (EDD15). It takes place on June 3th and 4th 2015 in Brussels. Participants will address issues such as the conditions for creating sustainable growth, the promotion of universal and fundamental rights, and how greater cooperation among all actors can help to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality. Anna Murru, who is the Programme Manager of VVOB’s operations in Zambia, will join the high-level panel of the special event on the Right to quality education.
Right to quality education
On Thursday June 4th from 09:30 AM till 11:00 AM, the Right to quality education panel takes place at European Development Days. It brings together education and development high-level experts from a range of different countries and various fields in order to share ideas and personal experiences of education.
Issues around children’s right to education will be discussed including the obligations and commitments of the international community to support this right. The panel takes place as the international community gives the final touch to the priorities for the post-2015 development agenda. This event intends to go beyond the discussion on next steps and to keep up momentum for children’s right to a transformative education...
Panel
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Chernor Bah |
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Yoka Brandt |
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Alexander De Croo |
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Nesmy Manigat |
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Anna Murru |
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Queen Mathilde, Belgium |
Moderator |
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Femi Oke |
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European Development Days 2015
European Development Days 2015 takes place on June 3th and 4th in Brussels. Participants will be able to grasp the benefits of international cooperation through concrete examples of projects which will be showcased at the Practice village, composed of 50 stands. Also, young adults aged 21 to 26 from all over the world will be invited to join different panel sessions to share their experience and their vision of development, therefore actively engaging in shaping the decisions that will affect them and their future.
Each year, the forum attracts about 5,000 participants from over 140 countries, representing 1,200 organisations from the fields of development cooperation, human rights and humanitarian aid. The EU also engages political leaders, development practitioners, the private sector and civil society in shaping the EU’s policies for tackling poverty worldwide.
The focus for European Development Days 2015 echoes the motto of the European Year for Development - ‘Our world, our dignity, our future’. This year’s programme will be structured around four themes and twelve topics.
