The purpose of this report is to provide the European Commission with the updated second interim evaluation of the second European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership Programme (EDCTP2) with a specific focus on its performance between 2017 and 2022. Its performance is assessed...

This policy brief proposes a transformative approach to global health based on the One Health (OH) concept, which recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health. The policy brief advocates leveraging digital tools under the concept of One Digital Health (ODH),...

Working towards a more equal Europe and a more equal world is a founding principle of our Union, but it is also one of the main ambitions of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), as the house of organised civil society. The EU has made a lot of progress towards gender equality, but...

Development finance institutions and international financial institutions are increasingly being asked to deliver 'marketlevel impact' through their operations. This paper explores how these institutions consider market effects in their impact assessment systems. We present the two dominant...

Working towards a more equal Europe and a more equal world is a founding principle of our Union, but it is also one of the main ambitions of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), as the house of organised civil society. The EU has made a lot of progress towards gender equality, but...

DG ECHO committed in the 2021 Communication on Humanitarian Aid to explore new ways of engaging private finance to help address humanitarian needs - in particular through launching a pilot initiative looking at blended finance for humanitarian aid. After three years of funding for this pilot...

DG ECHO committed in the 2021 Communication on Humanitarian Aid to explore new ways of engaging private finance to help address humanitarian needs - in particular through launching a pilot initiative looking at blended finance for humanitarian aid. After three years of funding for this pilot...

This study provides a comprehensive exploration of measures aimed at facilitating access to and expanding support for human rights defenders (HRDs) in the European Union (EU). Its introduction deals with the fundamental issue of defining HRDs which, in turn, will enable visa, borders and...