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EU Approves EUR100 Million for Infrastructure Development in South Africa
- Wednesday, 24 July 2013
- By RTT Staff Writer
Ahead of the EU-South Africa Summit to take place in Pretoria on July 18, the European Union has approved a ground-breaking EUR100 million program to support infrastructure development, through an innovative grant-loan blending mechanism, for South Africa and the region.
South Africa, EU to tackle job creation
- Wednesday, 24 July 2013
- By www.southafrica.info
The 6th South Africa-European Union Summit ended in Pretoria on Thursday with the leaders of the two sides in agreement that joint programmes in education and training were needed to address the common challenge of job creation.
The Durban BRICS Summit: Partnership for Development and Integration
- Tuesday, 09 July 2013
- By Lesley Masters
The media hype and international attention that centered on Durban during the fifth BRICS Summit (26–27 March) has faded. As the dust settles, a number of lingering questions remain around the role of South-South cooperation and the establishment of a BRICS Development Bank, and the implications of the eThekwini Declaration and Action Plan for international cooperation more generally, and for Africa in particular. It is within this context that the IGD held a seminar to further interrogate the outcomes of the Durban Summit and its implications for Africa and wider South-South development cooperation.
Multilateral Development Cooperation: What does it mean for South Africa’s foreign policy?
- Monday, 08 July 2013
- By Institute for Global Dialogue
On 15 March 2013, the Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD), with support from DFID, hosted a working roundtable focusing on multilateral development cooperation and South Africa’s foreign policy. This forms part of the Institute’s focus on development diplomacy aimed at deepening the understanding and furthering discussions of South Africa’s role in a transitioning development assistance landscape between academia, civil society, and government departments. International development cooperation is set to play an increasingly important role in the foreign policy toolkit. Read the full report here
What Happens Now? – The Post-2015 Agenda After the High-level Panel
- Monday, 01 July 2013
- By Alex Evans
The Global Dashboard has released a briefing paper ‘What Happens Now? – The Post-2015 Agenda After the High-Level Panel. Read Here
Supported by the Department for International Development (DFID) UK, this 3 year project focuses on deepening the understanding of the international politics of development diplomacy, including the key political drivers that influence and shape development policy internationally and the impact this has on South Africa as an emerging development assistance partner.
This project considers three key areas:
- The development of the South African Development Partnership Agency (SADPA);
- Trilateral development partnerships; and
- Multilateral development cooperation.
The aims of this project include:
- improving the understanding of the current transition taking place within multilateral development cooperation in both the geo-political North and South;
- understanding the role of multilateral development cooperation for South Africa’s foreign policy and international engagement in the short, medium, and long-term;
- review potential opportunities as well as obstacles in engaging in international development assistance
