DEVE Members will meet remotely (via room Antall 6Q2) from 09.00-10.45 and then from 16.45-18.45. In the morning, MEPs will vote on several files and discuss the Humanitarian situation in Yemen. In the afternoon, Francisco André, Portuguese Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation will present the Portuguese Presidency priorities in the field of humanitarian aid and development.
This study, requested by DEVE, provides a broad perspective on the main trends regarding the use of pesticides in developing countries and their impacts on human health and food security.
This study, requested by DEVE, provides details of the latest advances in the cash-for-development tools (Microcredits and cash transfers) at a time when the EU is reshaping its development finance tools for the 2021-27 period.
DEVE Members exchanged views with the European Commission and NGOs on the humanitarian situation in Lebanon and Syria.
The meeting was organised jointly with AFET, where MEPs reported back on the negotiations establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument.
On 14 December, a joint AFET/DEVE/DROI meeting saw the participation of the 2020 Sakharov Prize laureate: the democratic opposition in Belarus, represented by the Coordination Council, an initiative uniting prominent Belarusian political and civil society figures.