🌍 Before we look at the #FutureOfCooperation, let’s clarify what we talk about.

#DevelopmentCooperation is about supporting the economic, social, environmental and political development of countries, especially those classified as developing nations.

Unlike #HumanitarianAid, which provides immediate relief during crises, development cooperation focuses on long-term improvements in living conditions and sustainable development goals.

Key characteristics include:

• 🎯 Alignment with development priorities: Initiatives are framed in narratives that claim to achieve specific goals, such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

• 💡 Non-profit orientation: Activities are designed to benefit communities without seeking profit. However, players in the sector follow certain business models to cover costs and ensure long-term existence in this field.

• 🌱 Addressing structural challenges: Efforts prioritise the needs of developing countries to tackle underlying issues. This is obviously a good thing, but also very difficult to achieve.

Stay tuned for more information on the #FutureOfCooperation, including discussions on the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus, which aims to link the humanitarian and development sectors.

TL;DR: Development cooperation tackles long-term global challenges, 🎯 claiming to be aligned with goals like the SDGs, 💡 prioritizes public benefit, yet with models that secure the existence of the institutions involved, and 🌱 aims to address deep-rooted issues in so-called developing countries, despite its complexity.