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European Task Force
The European Task Force has launched its position on the Post -2015 framework "Putting People and Planet First"! You can find it here
Description
The European Task Force of Beyond 2015 is open to all European (EU and non-EU) participating organisations in Beyond 2015 (Would you like to join the European Task Force? Please contact us at gvives@concordeurope.org).
As stated in its Terms of Reference, the mandate of the European Taskforce, led by its Steering Group, is threefold:
- to support the organisation of events, national deliberations, or other activities aimed at developing a European position on the post-2015 global agenda;
- to follow the main processes which may have an influence on the EU’s position on post-2015 such as the implementation of the provisions which, in the Agenda for Change or other official EU positions may relate to the post-2015 scenario;
- to coordinate efforts at the national and Brussels level in order to influence both the European Institutions and the Member States to agree on an official EU position on post-2015 that is in line with Beyond 2015 essential must-haves.
The taskforce is led by a Steering Group formed by representatives of:
- Caritas Europe
- CIDSE
- Concord Denmark
- CYINDEP - Cyprus Island-wide Development NGO Platform
- GCAP Europe
- HelpAge International EU Office
- Kehys, the Finnish NGDO Platform to the EU
- Plan International
- Save the Children EU Office (Co-chair)
- Trócaire (Co-chair)
- WWF
Work
The European Taskforce, through its Steering Group, has produced the following documents:
- Putting people and Planet First, European Task Force Position on Post-2015 (See here)
- CONCORD-Beyond2015 ETF's Media Statement on the EC Communication (See here)
- Submission of the European Task Force to the EC Contribution on Post-2015 (See here)
- The World We Want Seminar (See here)
- Background papers for The World We Want Seminar (See here)
- Tanya Cox's speech at the Global Civil Society Symposium: Food Security and Nutrition in the Post-2015 Framework, Nicosia, 22-23 Nov 2012 (here)
- Discussion paper for the European Development Days (See here)
- Report of the Beyond 2015 session at the EDDs (See here)
- Terms of Reference (See here)
- August's meeting of the European Task Force (more information here)
- November’s meeting of the European Task Force (more information here)
Bimonthly Updates
Other useful links
- EC Communication: A decent life for all by 2030: Ending poverty and giving the world a sustainable future (27 Feb 2013)
- Video "A decent life for all by 2030: Ending poverty and giving the world a sustainable future" Joint press conference by Janez POTOČNIK and Andris PIEBALGS (27 Feb 2013)
- EC Report summarising the contributions received during the EC Consultation on Post-2015.
- Press Release: EU Foreign Affairs Council (15 Oct 2012)
- Statement: Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Development and member of the UN HLP on post-2015, New York, 26 September 2012
- News: Commissioner Piebalgs appointed as a member of the High level Panel on post-2015 development agenda
- European Commission launches a public consultation on Post-2015 (See here)
- "How is the EU preparing the post-2015 development pathway?", European Commission.
- Spring Alliance's letter to the European Council, June 2012
- ERD 2012-13 "Development in a Changing World: Elements for a Post-2015 Global Agenda" (Outline)
