Objectives of the PFD 10-year anniversary meeting
• Contribute to the constructive and forward-looking dialogue with the EU integrating different stakeholder perspectives and recommendations.
• Showcase the work, added value, and discussions of the PFD
• Engage programming and policymakers within the EU in PFD discussions
• Re-engage EU Institutions

Theme of the PFD 10-year anniversary meeting
Considering the international context, the EU’s priorities, notably the Global Gateway, and the priorities of the PFD members, the overarching themes of the meeting are the need to address inequalities and shrinking civic space. To frame this in a forward-looking manner, the common thread is: “Multistakeholder partnerships for building a better future: The quest for equality and opening up civic space”.
Under these overarching themes, topics of interest include informality, climate change and climate justice, and resilience to the multiple current crises. Migration, urban development, education and culture, and digitalisation are all important aspects, with clear links to increasing inequalities. The importance of gender and youth will be addressed as transversal dimensions. While these topics will be approached in very general terms, the debate will link to Global Gateway pillars (or enablers of Global Gateway), as a central, but not unique, framework for international cooperation and partnerships, and will assess the role civil society and local authorities can play to support its successful rollout.