Committee on Development
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Upcoming committee meetings
Previous meeting:
30 June:
Debate with Executive Director David Beasley of the World Food Programme on "Food security: How to prevent a major global hunger crisis".
11 and 12 July:
- Joint exchange of views with the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) on the situation in Ethiopia
- Humanitarian situation in Afghanistan after the earthquake
- Report on the ad-hoc delegation to Moldova, which took place on 15 - 17 June 2022
- Priorities of the Czech Presidency: Exchange of views with Jiří Kozák, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Discussion on the annual budget
Highlights
A delegation of 7 Members of the European Parliament, from the Committee on Development (DEVE) and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), took part in the ministerial segment of the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, 13-15 July 2022 in New York, USA.
A group of 12 MEPs from the Committees on Fisheries, Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and Development were part of the EU delegation to the UN Ocean Conference which took place in Lisbon from 27 June to 1 July.
International remittance flows have proven their resilience through the COVID-19 pandemic-induced economic crisis in spite of initial expectations forecasting their decline and associated devastating consequences for development in recipient communities and countries. This calls for some reflection on the nature and behaviour of these flows, with a particular focus on aspects that might explain their countercyclical behaviour and distinctive patterns.