Despite an ambitious agenda of common priorities, the migration issue seems to have monopolised a large part of the discussions at the AU-EU Summit in Abidjan last week, mainly because of the urgency relating to the dramatic situation of refugees and migrants in Libya. In his latest blog, ECDPM’s Geert Laporte looks at what actually came out of the two days.

FfD4 as a Turning Point – Overcoming Challenges to Strengthen Sustainable Development Finance
Our latest policy brief entitled “FfD4 as a Turning Point: Overcoming Challenges to Strengthen Sustainable Development Finance” examines critical pathways to reform global development financing mechanisms, analyzing key opportunities presented by the Fourth UN Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) and proposing concrete actions to enhance sustainable development finance. Authored