For the second time this year, and in line with the objectives set out in Law 1/2023 and the Master Plan for Spanish Cooperation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation has convened the Interministerial Commission for Cooperation on Sustainable Development and Global Solidarity, a key forum for strengthening strategic coordination among ministerial departments in the field of cooperation.
During the meeting, chaired by the State Secretary for International Cooperation, Eva Granados, the various ministries in attendance had the opportunity to contribute to the development of the Feminist Cooperation Strategy and the Multilateral Policy Strategy for Sustainable Development, which will be approved and presented shortly.
Through the Multilateral Policy Strategy, Spain reaffirms the core principles guiding its cooperation and multilateral relations, grounded in solidarity with the most disadvantaged populations and with future generations. In doing so, our country positions itself in favour of an ambitious reform of the United Nations’ sustainable development system and the global architecture for development financing.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, through its Feminist Cooperation Strategy, updates the 2007 Gender in Development Strategy, strengthening Spain’s foreign action from a feminist perspective in a challenging context for the erradication of gender inequalities and the protection of the rights of all people.
Development aid
The meeting, held via videoconference, also served to establish working groups on technical and triangular cooperation, as well as on the planning and monitoring of Official Development Assistance (ODA) and other flows of support for sustainable development (TOSSD), as approved at the last Commission meeting on 7 May.
The launch of these groups aims to continue mobilising the specialised expertise of Spanish public institutions to enhance the capacities of partner countries. At the same time, a technical space for coordination and continuous improvement is created, at the service of more transparent and effective cooperation.
Following the completion of the institutional reform of Spanish Cooperation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to advance the implementation of Law 1/2023, particularly the renewal of sectoral and multilateral strategic planning, engaging all cooperation stakeholders in the development of a public policy fully aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals and better equipped to meet current global challenges.
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