Development co-operation, political developments Eurostat MGSC Meeting, 12/04/2018

New global challenges

New European Consensus on Development: Our World, Our Dignity, Our Future Signed on 7 June 2017 OJ 2017/C 210/01

5 Ps The structure of the new Consensus (around the 5 Ps) therefore also reflects all the objectives of EU external action set out in the article 21.2 of the TEU.

Paragraph 121 The EU and its Member States will boost the statistical capacity of developing countries, including through strengthened capacity for the production and analysis of data, to inform policy and decision-making. This data should be disaggregated where possible by income, gender, age and other factors, … It will also include investments in stronger statistical institutions at sub-national, national and regional level, and the use of new technologies and data sources. The EU and its Member States will boost the statistical capacity of developing countries, including through strengthened capacity for the production and analysis of data, to inform policy and decision-making. This data should be disaggregated where possible by income, gender, age and other factors, and provide information on marginalised, vulnerable and hard-to-reach groups, inclusive governance and other issues, consistent with the EU's rights-based approach. It will also include investments in stronger statistical institutions at sub-national, national and regional level, and the use of new technologies and data sources. The EU and its Member States will encourage their partner countries to include the voices of marginalised communities in monitoring the SDGs and to promote concrete mechanisms to this end.

A renewed partnership with the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific Communication, November 2016 Adoption of negotiation mandate, May/June 2018 Launch negotiations, August 2018 29 February 2020: Cotonou Partnership Agreement expires

Main ambitions •To move beyond the donor-recipient relationship & work as equal partners on key common or intersected interests •To preserve key components of the Cotonou agreement, whilst deepening our partnership with a new legally binding agreement. •To focus on obtaining concrete results in the areas of: •To make the most of this strategic platform, including building powerful alliances

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