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Meeting of the DEVE Committee 04 December

04-12-2024 - 16:05

The Committee on Development met on Wednesday 4 December to discuss the following files:

Debates:

  • Echange of views on Food and nutrition security in fragile contexts with WFP, FAO and Action Against Hunger (ACF - coordinating the Generation Nutrition Coalition);
  • Exchange of views in the framework of the European Gender Equality Week on the humanitarian crisis for women in Afghanistan with the OCHA, CARE and DG ECHO ;
  • Exchange of views on the humanitarian situation in Gaza with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), MSF, UNICEF and DG ECHO;
  • Debriefing of the DEVE mission to Guatemala, October 2024, by the Chair of the delegation;
  • Exchange of views on the Implementing Policy Coherence for Development, Ex-post evaluation by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS).

Votes:

  • Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol (2024-2029) implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cabo Verde: 15 in favour, 0 against, 0 abstention

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A man pushing a wheelbarrow with sacks of food, in the desert in Africa
05-12-2024 - 12:35

More than two thirds of people affected by food insecurity live in fragile contexts. On 4 December Members discussed how to address food and nutrition insecurity in these settings in the face of conflicts and the aggravating effects of climate change.