European leaders are preparing for a decisive vote in the Budget Committee of the European Parliament on April 15. It will set the Parliament’s position on the financial parameters the EU has at its disposal, to implement its goals and vision for the next seven years. In a time of geopolitical tensions, it’s more important than ever that the EU has a clear strategic vision for the future, especially when it comes to external relations.
Human development is perhaps the closest thing we have to a guaranteed return on investment. When people are healthy, they build businesses, trade and sustain communities. Over the...
Global Ambassadors
As the EU negotiates its next long term budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), young advocates are calling for investments that lay foundations for shared prosperity across Europe and Africa. The decisions made now will shape Europe’s role in the world for years to come, from global health to education, climate action, equality, and partnerships.
2025 was a milestone year: the African Union–European Union partnership turned 25 at the same time as a generation of young people who have grown up alongside it. In November, leaders from both continents gathered in Luanda, Angola for the sixth AU–EU Summit.
They marked a quarter century of cooperation that began on April 3, 2000, when the first summit met in Cairo, Egypt. In 25 years, there have been real wins: Child mortality has dropped. Access to electricity and the internet has...
Laura Webb is a Youth Ambassador from the UK.
I first joined the ONE Campaign Youth Ambassador program in 2019 during my first year of university. Since I have reapplied to the program and had the privilege to continue campaigning with inspirational people from around the world.
I’m about to graduate with an MA in international education and development at the University of Sussex. With a job lined up to teach English in Thailand, I am aware of the sad fact...