CONCORD
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Confédération européenne des ONG d'urgence et de dévelopement[1] | |
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Formation | July 10, 1980[1] |
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Type | International non-profit association (aisbl) |
Registration no. | 0420.549.636 |
Purpose | advocacy |
Location | |
Membership (2024) | 57 |
Official language | English |
Director | Tanya Cox |
President | Rilli Lappalainen |
Budget (2022) | €1,754,000[2] |
Expenses (2022) | €1,754,000[2] |
Funding | Structural EU grant, membership fees, Gates Foundation, and others[2] |
Staff (2024) | 21 |
Website | concordeurope |
CONCORD, also referred to as CONCORD Europe,[3][4] is the European confederation of non-governmental organisations working on sustainable development and international development cooperation.
It was established in its current form in 2003 and is the main NGO interlocutor with the EU institutions on development policy. As of 2024[update] it was made up of 57 member organisations, which are national NGO platforms and international NGO networks, representing more than 2,600 NGOs.
The stated goal of the Confederation is to enhance the impact of European development NGOs by combining expertise and accountability. Since 2003, CONCORD has reviewed and protested the EU's policies and practices relation to overseas aid and its commitment to the UN Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals, policy coherence for development and funding issues.[5][6]
CONCORD maintains a secretariat based in Brussels, Belgium.[7]
History
The organisation was registered in Belgium in 1980 but established by development NGOs from across Europe in its current form in 2003.[1] CONCORD is an acronym for CONfederation for COoperation of Relief and Development NGOs.[8][9] This name is no longer used and CONCORD is now describing itself as "European Confederation of NGOs working on sustainable development and international cooperation".
EU Development Policy
The EU and its member states are the world's biggest donors of official development assistance.[10] A major area of work for EU development policy operates within the Cotonou agreement which establishes a relationship between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific states related to development policy.[11] EU action in the field of development is based on the European Consensus on Development, signed on 20 December 2005, whereby EU Member States, the Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission agreed to a common EU vision of development.
EU partnerships and dialogue with developing countries promote respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, peace, democracy, good governance, and gender equality, the rule of law, solidarity and justice through global education. The European Community's contribution is focused on certain areas of intervention, responding to the needs of partner countries.
Publications
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CONCORD publishes AidWatch, an annual report on the EU's aid policy. In 2011, the AidWatch report criticised EU members states for increasingly tying overseas development aid to specific domestic and foreign policy goals, inflating aid by 5billion Euros.[12]
CONCORD also publishes a report every 2 years on Policy Coherence for Development (PCD), a legal provision under the EU Lisbon Treaty. PCD aims to ensure that the external impacts of other EU policies do not undermine the aims and objectives of EU development cooperation.[13]
In 2010, CONCORD published its Narrative on Development. The report outlines that European Union Development policies should not pursue unilateral European interests. Legally, they are to support sustainable and human development in developing countries.[14]
Partners
At global level, CONCORD is actively involved in the Open Forum for CSO Development Effectiveness, the Beyond 2015 campaign, The Humanitarian Forum[15] international network of NGOs and BetterAid.[16] Through these collaborations CONCORD engages with similar NGO networks from South America, Asia and Africa.[17] It's also a partner of Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) and Mesa[18]
Members
As of June 2024[update], CONCORD counts 57 member organisations, among which 26 national platforms and 24 other NGO networks:[19]
Type | Country | Member organisation |
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National Platform | ![]() |
Globale Verantwortung |
National Platform | ![]() |
CONCORD Belgium |
National Platform | ![]() |
Българска Платформа за Международно развитие (BPID) |
National Platform | ![]() |
CROSOL |
National Platform | ![]() |
FoRS |
National Platform | ![]() |
Global Focus |
National Platform | ![]() |
AKÜ |
National Platform | ![]() |
Coordination sud |
National Platform | ![]() |
Fingo |
National Platform | ![]() |
VENRO |
National Platform | ![]() |
Hellenic Platform for Development |
National Platform | ![]() |
HAND |
National Platform | ![]() |
Dóchas |
National Platform | ![]() |
Concord Italia |
National Platform | ![]() |
LAPAS |
National Platform | ![]() |
Cercle de coopération |
National Platform | ![]() |
SKOP |
National Platform | ![]() |
Partos |
National Platform | ![]() |
Grupa Zagranica |
National Platform | ![]() |
Plataforma Portuguesa das Organizações Não-Governamentais para o Desenvolvimento (ONGD) |
National Platform | ![]() |
FOND |
National Platform | ![]() |
Ambrela |
National Platform | ![]() |
SLOGA |
National Platform | ![]() |
Coordinadora ONG |
National Platform | ![]() |
CONCORD Sweden |
National Platform | ![]() |
British Overseas NGOs for Development (BOND) |
Network | — | ACT Alliance EU |
Network | — | Action Aid |
Network | — | ADRA EU |
Network | — | Alliance2015 |
Network | — | CARE International |
Network | — | |
Network | — | Caritas Europa |
Network | — | ChildFund Alliance |
Network | — | CIDSE |
Network | — | EU-CORD |
Network | — | Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR) |
Network | — | Habitat for Humanity |
Network | — | Humanity & Inclusion |
Network | — | IPPF European Network |
Network | — | Light for the World |
Network | — | Oxfam International |
Network | — | Plan International |
Network | — | Save the Children International |
Network | — | Solidar |
Network | — | SOS Children's Villages International |
Network | — | Terre des hommes |
Network | — | Women Engage for Common Future |
Network | — | Wetlands International Europe |
Network | — | World Vision International |
Network | — | World Wide Fund for Nature |
Associate member | — | European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA) |
Associate member | — | Center for the Advancement of Research and Development in Educational Technology (CARDET) |
Associate member | — | European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) |
Associate member | — | European Disability Forum |
Associate member | — | EU Partnership for Democracy |
Associate member | — | International Rescue Committee |
Associate member | — | Norwegian Refugee Council |
References
- ^ a b c CONCORD in the Belgian central registry (BCE), retrieved on 7 June 2024
- ^ a b c "Annual Report 2022: Shaping our stories". concordeurope.org. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "CONCORD Europe". European Union|EU Transparency Register. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "CONCORD Europe". Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Platform. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "EU aid dips as least-developed still forgotten: AidWatch report". Devex. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ^ "Confédération européenne des ong d'urgence et de développement (CONCORD)". UIA Global Civil Society Database. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Partners – Skop Malta". v. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Interim Evaluation of the Civil Society Dialogue Network (CSDN) project EVALUATION REPORT" (PDF). European Peacebuilding Liaison Office. December 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "EU Donor Atlas". Brussels, Belgium: European Commission. September 27, 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ "The Cotonou Agreement". Brussels, Belgium: European Commission Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ "EU 'self interest' inflates aid by over €5bn in 2010, say NGOs". Brussels, Belgium: ActionAid International. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ "Spotlight on Policy Coherence" (PDF). 6 October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ "CONCORD narrative on Development". Brussels, Belgium: International Trade Union Confederation. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ "Associate News: CONCORD opportunity". The Humanitarian Forum. 11 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "About". BetterAid for the World we Want. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "European NGO confederation for relief and development - Home". Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ "Allies and Partners | CONCORD Europe". CONCORD. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ "CONCORD members: National Platforms - Networks - Associate members". concordeurope.org. Retrieved 7 June 2024.