9:00 - 12:00

The future of aid

Hybrid

The combination of a lack of ambition to boost aid budgets and the belief that private actors will be able to fill the gap needed to meet the Sustainable Development Goals has led to an increase in the use of aid to subsidise the private sector, rather than intervening in the strengthening of governance and access to public services. Within the public opinion, following the numerous crises in the last years, there is less support for development cooperation and the increasing (or even maintaining aid budgets). Yet, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme poverty continues to rise after two decades in decline, hand in hand with hunger and food insecurity, which are both reaching unprecedented levels. This has been aggravated by droughts and the global spike in food prices following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. The Covid-19 pandemic continues to threaten decades of progress on gender equality and women's rights.

Ahead of an International Conference on Financing for Development in 2024, at Eurodad we would like to create a space to exchange and discuss strategies on the Future of Aid going forward.

Debt strategy

Face to face

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UN advocacy training

Face to face / hybrid

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Austerity strategy

Face to face / hybrid

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