Comissão do Desenvolvimento
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Meeting of the DEVE Committee 14 April
The Committee on Development met on 14 April to discuss the following issues:
· Outlook for humanitarian work under pressure with VOICE ;
· Lancet report on the impact of ODA funding on mortality and the consequences of defunding
· on the Humanitarian situation in Lebanon;
· Protection of aid workers with implementing partners and beneficiaries:
· Union Civil Protection Mechanism;
· Workshop on 'Tied aid and strategic procurement' - details in the agenda below.
· Votes:
1. Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 framework for supply of critical raw materials : 15 in favour, 10 against, 0 abstention;
2. Termination of the VPA between the EU and the Republic of Liberia on Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade in timber products: rejection of the motion for resolution adoption of the consent: 13 in favour, 9 against, 3 abstentions.
The next Committee meeting will take place on 5 May 2026, 9.30-12.30 and 14.30-18.30.
Em destaque
On 14 April DEVE will hold an exchange of views on the protection of humanitarian aid workers. Members will engage in a discussion with the Commission, implementing partners, beneficiaries of the Protection of Aid Workers (PAW) initiative and survivors on the challenges for humanitarian workers. The discussion will aim to explore ways in which the European Parliament could further support efforts to improve the protection of humanitarian staff.
An exchange of views in DEVE will examine new findings showing that development assistance has significantly reduced mortality over two decades. However, current defunding trends could lead to between 9.4 and 22.6 million additional deaths by 2030, including millions of children, highlighting urgent policy implications for EU development and global health action.
On 14 April DEVE Members will hold an exchange of views on the humanitarian situation in Lebanon. A discussion with guest speakers from the World Food Programme, the Lebanon Humanitarian and Development Forum and the Commission (DG ECHO) will aim to provide a comprehensive overview of the humanitarian situation and challenges on the ground and to identify concrete recommendations to inform the work of the European Parliament.