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Eurostep's
activities towards Asia
Eurostep's
activities towards the EU's co-operation with Asia were initiated from
a consultation meeting in India in September 2000. The consultation
was between Eurostep and a number of the member organisations' partner
repersentatives from South Asia. This initiative was led by Hivos
and was the third partner consultation between Eurostep and representatives
from civil society organisations from developing countries.
Poverty Eradication - South Asia's call for joint responsibility
The partner consultation brought together over 50 civil society representatives
from South Asia and Europe. The aim of the meeting was to identify
joint strategies for addressing poverty within South Asia, where more that
500 million people live in extreme poverty - more than 40% of the world's
total. The meeting resulted in the Manesar Declaration . See also report of the meeting.
Presenting the Manesar results to the European Commission
In May 2001 a delegation of representatives from the Manesar partner consultation
at a meeting during the Third United Nations conference on Least Developed
Countries that took place in Brussels. It resulted in a discussion with
representatives of the European Commission. Report.
The establishment of the South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE)
In December 2001 a small strategy meeting took place in Kathmandu, Nepal,
bringing together representatives from 5 South Asian countries and Eurostep.
The result was the launch of the South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication
(SAAPE) which has focal points in all 6 South Asian countries. SAAPE Position Statement.
The review of the Regulation governing the EU's co-operation with Asia
and Latin America
Following further discussions in Kathmandu in September 2002 a joint strategy
was developed between SAAPE and Eurostep to follow the review
of the Asia-Latin America Regulation that was initiated by the European Commission
in July of that year. This resulted in a SAAPE delegation visiting Brussels
in November 2002 to investigate the importance and the relevance of the review.
During the visit of the delegation a proposal was made for the European
Parliament's Development Committee to hold a Hearing on the Review. This
Hearing took place on 19 February 2003.
Joint Asia, Latin America and European civil society delegation
A delegation from Asia, Latin America and Europe visited the European
Parliament, Member State representatives and the European Commission at the
time of the Hearing. In preparation for the Hearing and the visit of
the delegation a Joint paper was produced.
More.
Updated 22 February 2003
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