The Carolina Foundation, as part of the summer courses of the Complutense University of Madrid, is organizing a course titled "Spanish Cooperation and Global Solidarity: A Transformative Agenda". The course, which will run from July 10 to 14 in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, aims to examine the reform process of the cooperation law and discuss its scope and implications with the participation of all stakeholders involved.
The course, directed by Secretary of State for International Cooperation Pilar Cancela and Director of the Carolina Foundation José Antonio Sanahuja, will bring together institutions responsible for planning and executing Spanish cooperation, as well as relevant international organizations. These participants will present advances and challenges in their respective fields of action. The course is particularly timely as 2023 marks a key year for Spanish development cooperation, with an ambitious reform and transformation process underway.
A crucial element of this process is the approval of Law 1/2023, dated February 2, on Sustainable Development Cooperation and Global Solidarity. This law replaces the previous law adopted in 1998 and assumes a universalist and transformative conception of development and cooperation, as outlined in Agenda 2030. The law also focuses on the objectives of ecological transition and will promote feminist cooperation.
The new law establishes a legal obligation to allocate at least 0.7% of the gross national income to official development assistance by 2030, with contributions from various administrations. It defines a new governance and collaboration framework for the Spanish cooperation system, including institutions of the general state administration and mechanisms for coordination and collaboration with autonomous communities and local entities.
The law also reforms and strengthens planning and evaluation systems, as well as various cooperation instruments and modalities, such as financial cooperation and humanitarian action. The approval of the law is a key milestone in a broader reform and modernization process, opening the way for the development of a new Master Plan.
The implementation of this law involves the adoption of a new statute for the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and for cooperating personnel. The course in El Escorial will provide a platform for stakeholders to engage with the new law and its implications, ensuring that all actors are aligned with the new framework for Spanish cooperation.
Key stakeholders, including institutions responsible for planning and executing Spanish cooperation and relevant international organizations, will participate in the course. They will discuss advances and challenges in their respective fields of action, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the new law and its transformative agenda.
Key points
- The course "Spanish Cooperation and Global Solidarity: A Transformative Agenda" will examine the reform process of the Spanish cooperation law and its implications.
- The new Law 1/2023 on Sustainable Development Cooperation and Global Solidarity aims to allocate at least 0.7% of the gross national income to official development assistance by 2030.
- The course is directed by Pilar Cancela and José Antonio Sanahuja, and will run from July 10 to 14 in San Lorenzo de El Escorial.
