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EP High Level Conference - Towards a renewed partnership with Africa

High-Level Conference on Africa

Liberian leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf called for international help to prevent a return to violence after 14 years of civil war in her country.
 
The first woman elected president of an African nation addressed the European Parliament in September 2006, just eight months after taking office.
 
She said Liberians were committed to putting the conflict  - which ended in 2003 - behind them. She talked about the devastation left by war, the challenges of rebuilding and reconciliation, and the need for international help for sustainable development.
 
* Watch the full speech on the European Parliament's Multimedia Centre: http://epyoutube.eu/SpeechEllenJohnson

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf speech on Liberia | European Parliament

Peace Nobel Prize winner Denis Mukwege speaks out against the use of rape and violence towards women as a weapon of war.
He is the founder of the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. As a gynaecologist, he helped thousands of women victims of sexual and gender-based violence in his country.
In 2014, the European Parliament awarded him the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for his work. Four years later, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. He continues to raise public awareness on the issue of sexual violence against women during armed conflicts.

* Watch the full speech on the European Parliament's Multimedia Centre: http://epyoutube.eu/SpeechMukwege

Dr Denis Mukwege speech on sexual violence in Congo | European Parliament

South African leader Nelson Mandela called for a swift end to the apartheid system and preached reconciliation.
 
It was July 1990. Just four months earlier he had been released, after 27 years in prison.
 
At the time, South Africa was still ruled by a white minority government. Four years after this speech, Mandela would become the first president of a democratic South Africa.

* Watch the full speech on the European Parliament's Multimedia Centre:
http://epyoutube.eu/SpeechMandela

Nelson Mandela speech on apartheid | European Parliament

The EU is the world’s biggest investor in development. European finance and support transform lives every day. Global Europe is a €79.5 billion programme, which brings together all of the EU’s development funding.

Global Europe: €79.5 billion to support development around the world

The European Parliament believes that the challenges faced by EU and Africa should be seized as opportunities. The future EU-Africa strategy needs to see both continents work as equal partners towards a carbon-neutral and sustainable future. Issues like migration, good governance and education must be tackled hand in hand.

EU-Africa: a new partnership for the future

Every year since 1988 Members of the European Parliament have honoured human rights defenders with the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Nelson Mandela, Malala and Denis Mukwege have been among the laureates of the most prestigious EU human rights prize, named in honour of Russian dissident Andrei Sakharov.

Sakharov Prize: European Parliament’s award for human rights defenders

While the world is fighting Covid19, the EU is starting aid packages for the most vulnerable countries to prevent a deeper health and social crisis. A fund of €20 billion will to help partner countries respond to the crisis, support health, water and sanitation systems and back small and medium enterprises.

EU Covid19 aid on its way to third countries

12 September, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker gave his fourth and last State of the Union speech before Parliament in Strasbourg. He called for a strong and united Europe, warning against the dangers of populism. With eight months to go until the European elections, the debate outlined an ambitious path for the European Union of 27, Strasbourg.

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