Structure and missions of the International Solidarity Group

Interregional and international co-operation activities are in charge of the Working Group International Solidarity and the Secretariat of Committee 3.

The Working Group is chaired by Mrs Marie-Françoise MULLER, Vice-President of AER Committee 3 and of the Region of Bourgogne (F) in charge of international and European relations and decentralised cooperation.

Group Activities and missions are:

• Development co-operation: fostering and intensifying the cooperation between the Regions concerning common approaches of the Millennium Goals.
• Coordination of the regional projects in the field of development with support of the UNDP, EU and other organisations.
• Launching of the regional network between the AER members concerning specific geographic themes, such as the Mediterranean, South-East and East Europe
• Providing support to the regions in these areas in form of tools and instruments for interregional co-operation.

Taking all these objectives into account, the AER fully engages in the UN's goal that 0,7% of the national GDPs be devoted to development co-operation.

Please note:

Persons/Regions wishing to join the Working Group are kindly invited to contact the secretariat of AER Committee 3