Programme for South-South cooperation (PSC) and Social Watch during the EDDs
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On 6 December 2010, in the framework of the European Development Days (EDDs) the conference “Structuring dialogue: Cooperation of non-state actors and government actors for inclusive and sustainable development” took place. The aim of the meeting was to present a new successful and democratic way to sustainable development such as the Programme South – South Cooperation on Sustainable Development (PSC) set up between Benin, Bhutan and Costa Rica (PSC). The Social Watch methodology to overcome poverty in developing countries was also presented during this meeting. Ms Marianella Feoli, Head of PSC Secretariat, Costa Rica and Mr Mathias K. Pofagi, Director National Mechanism, Benin presented their own experiences. The other Speakers were Roberto Bissio, Coordinator of Social Watch; Simon Stocker, Director of Eurostep, EU member of Social Watch and Aristoteles Bouratsis, Director of Thematic Operations from the European Commission (DEVCO). The meeting was chaired by Mirjam van Reisen, Director of EEPA.
With guiding principles such as equality; reciprocity and participation; PSC get out from North – South development stereotypes and emphasizes sustainable economic development, social justice, gender equality and environmental protection.
In this conference, the international network of citizens’ organizations, Social Watch, presented also its methodology to achieve its primary goal; the eradication of poverty. Through a better comprehensive strategy of advocacy, awareness-building, monitoring, organizational development and networking, Social Watch emphasises its strategy of building a true relationship with government in order to achieve economic, social and gender justice in developing countries.
The International Social Watch and European report 2010 were presented to Mr Bouratsis.
The overall meeting focused on initiatives aiming at cooperation and dialogue between Southern actors. The cases are resented in the context of the “Quadrilogue”, a consultation of the EC with non state actors in preparation of the Green Paper on Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development. the “Quadrilogue” draft document was presented during the European Development Days conference on 7 December, provides a summary of the discussions and preliminary conclusions and recommendations arising from meetings held with stakeholders over the past nine months on complementarity and coherence within the aid effectiveness agenda and the roles and added-value of civil society organisations and local authorities. Stakeholders have until 25 January 2011 to react to the draft report. A series of meetings will then be held in the run up to a final conference of the Structured Dialogue to be held on 5-7 May 2011 in Budapest.
On PSC:
Click here to read the press release on PSC.
Click here and here to read more about PSC.
Click here to download an interview with the Head of PSC Secretariat, Marianella Feoli.
On Social Watch:
Click here to download the Social Watch Report 2010: '"Time for a new deal after the fall".
Click here to download the 2010 Basic Capabilities Index developed by Social Watch.
Click here to download the occasionan paper - Beijing and Beyond - Putting gender economics at the forefront - 15 years after the IV World Conference on Women.
On the "Quadrilogue":
Click here to know more about the “Quadrilogue”.
Click here to give input to the draft report on the EC's structured dialogue.
