Press Release: Development MEPs urge EU countries to stick to foreign aid commitments

The European Parliament's Development committee urged European Union member states to respect their Official Development Assistance (ODA) target of 0.7% of national income and to set timetables for reaching it by 2020.

In a resolution on financing development approved on 19 April 2015, it was also highlighted the need to mobilise domestic resources efficiently in developing countries and stressed the importance of private-sector contributions.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Britain is Europe’s top overseas aid donor http://www.europeansources.info/record/britain-is-europes-top-overseas-aid-donor/

EurActiv, 20.04.15: Post-2015 development agenda inspires 291 Parliament amendments http://www.euractiv.com/sections/development-policy/post-2015-development-agenda-inspires-291-parliament-amendments-313927

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