INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE - SPAIN & INTERNATIONAL

Looking for all the major upcoming events and meetings on development ? Look no further !

In this timeline, you’ll find the international solidarity key events to come in 2024. This year will be characterized by the European Parliament elections, the Summit of the Future as well as the Italian presidency of the G7 and the Brazilian presidency of the G20.

What are the highlights of the Sustainable Development Goals agenda in 2024 ?

• With the agreement of the Council of the European Union, Spain will hold a peace conference on the conflict between Israel and Hamas in April 2024 📆.
• Elections for the European Parliament will be held from June 6 to 9 📆. The first European Parliament elections since Brexit is expected to be one of the most contentious elections given the rise of far right parties and will determine the European Union’s involvement in solidarity-related issues.
• The 29th Ibero-American Summit in November 2024 📆 will bring together presidents and prime ministers of 22 Spanish-speaking countries in Quito, Ecuador, to address issues such as the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, youth employment, indigenous rights and cross-border migration.
• The 29th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will take place from September 11 to 22 📆 in Bakou, the capital of Azerbaijan. The State Parties will negotiate a new collective goal for climate financing, which is the amount that rich countries commit to pay each year to the most vulnerable countries in order to support them to fight climate change. On the occasion of this event, the Spanish government plans to organize a high-level seminar on climate change and children.
• During 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation plans to approve a new Master Plan for Spanish Cooperation and a new Strategy for Global Health (dates still need to be confirmed). The Ministry also intends to make progress in the administrative reform of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and a reform of the cooperation system as a whole, as indicated in the new Sustainable Development Law.