Luxembourg's development cooperation - Annual report 2013

On 16 May 2013, the Cercle de Coopération and Caritas Luxembourg, in collaboration with the Ministry, organised a conference on the framework for the post-2015 period; 2015 is the year when the Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015) are due to be met. The day was a unique opportunity for exchanging experience and there were some hundred attendees: representatives of the United Nations, the European Union, the Luxembourg government, the University of Luxembourg and civil society. One of the highlights of the conference was the submission of recommendations for post-2015 from Luxembourg civil society to the Minister for Cooperation and Humanitarian Action, Marc Spautz. In this document, the Cercle de Coopération makes a strong plea to Luxembourgish and European decision-makers to prove their leadership and address, in a complete and consistent way, the key global challenges in a single post-2015 framework based on the principles of human rights and in compliance with planetary boundaries.