The AidEx conference and exhibition, which takes place at the Heysel in Brussels between 19 and 20 October, is the only European event bringing together the humanitarian aid, disaster relief and development communities. AidEx provides a unique forum for all stakeholders, from policymakers to professionals, to work together to share solutions on how to improve the efficiency of humanitarian aid.
The Lisbon Treaty and the advent of the EU's ambitious new EEAS and European diplomatic service offer an opportunity to reinvigorate Europe’s international development efforts. Most recently, HR Ashton has presented her outline of the EEAS. It already appears that jurisdiction over development policy will be split between the EEAS, the Commission, and the Parliament, in a complex power-sharing arrangement.
Discussants at the Development Policy Forum (DPF)’s roundtable debate called for more coordination and concurrence between stakeholders in the field of development, as well as integrating other policy areas into a more comprehensive approach to development policy.
The Development Policy Forum (DPF) ‘Future World’ debate on 9 March examined the interplay between state and human security in the Arab World. The issue of human security is crucial to the development of stability in the region, the participants heard, but the change must come primarily from within.