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Bono will meet Development Ministers from the twenty-five Member States of the EU in Dublin on Tuesday, 1 June to discuss issues related to Africa, including AIDS, Trade and Debt.
The Development Ministers gather once every six months for informal meetings hosted by the EU Presidency, which Ireland currently holds. Minister of State for Development Cooperation and Human Rights, Tom Kitt TD, will chair the meeting in Dublin Castle on the morning of 1 June. Minister Kitt has invited Bono to join the Ministers for a working lunch discussion on African development issues. The musician is internationally known as a campaigner for Africa, raising public awareness and lobbying governments on issues such as debt relief, poverty reduction and the link between trade and development; while Ireland has consistently highlighted Africa as a theme throughout its Presidency.
Referring to the upcoming meeting, Minister of State Kitt said:
“Bono is a very influential champion of a better deal for the developing world and I believe that his participation at our working lunch will add a valuable non-governmental perspective to our discussion. It could also help to mobilise a larger EU-wide audience in support of development objectives at a time of major political, financial and institutional change within the Union.”
The meeting will be the first gathering of EU Development Ministers following the accession of the ten new Member States to the European Union, with representatives from Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey also attending.
At their morning meeting, Ministers will begin with a discussion of the relationship between development and security. As the European Union takes on greater international responsibility, there is a need to examine how best to integrate it’s foreign, security and development policies. There are clearly synergies to be found between development and security goals. At the same time, the EU’s long-term objective of poverty reduction must be maintained. Ministers will also consider the effectiveness of European Union development policy, and what further reforms are needed in order to maximise the impact of the Union’s development interventions on the lives of poor people in developing countries. Before lunch, Ministers will discuss the humanitarian crisis in Darfur in Sudan.
The Development Ministers gather once every six months for informal meetings hosted by the EU Presidency, which Ireland currently holds. Minister of State for Development Cooperation and Human Rights, Tom Kitt TD, will chair the meeting in Dublin Castle on the morning of 1 June. Minister Kitt has invited Bono to join the Ministers for a working lunch discussion on African development issues. The musician is internationally known as a campaigner for Africa, raising public awareness and lobbying governments on issues such as debt relief, poverty reduction and the link between trade and development; while Ireland has consistently highlighted Africa as a theme throughout its Presidency.
Referring to the upcoming meeting, Minister of State Kitt said:
“Bono is a very influential champion of a better deal for the developing world and I believe that his participation at our working lunch will add a valuable non-governmental perspective to our discussion. It could also help to mobilise a larger EU-wide audience in support of development objectives at a time of major political, financial and institutional change within the Union.”
The meeting will be the first gathering of EU Development Ministers following the accession of the ten new Member States to the European Union, with representatives from Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey also attending.
At their morning meeting, Ministers will begin with a discussion of the relationship between development and security. As the European Union takes on greater international responsibility, there is a need to examine how best to integrate it’s foreign, security and development policies. There are clearly synergies to be found between development and security goals. At the same time, the EU’s long-term objective of poverty reduction must be maintained. Ministers will also consider the effectiveness of European Union development policy, and what further reforms are needed in order to maximise the impact of the Union’s development interventions on the lives of poor people in developing countries. Before lunch, Ministers will discuss the humanitarian crisis in Darfur in Sudan.
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