Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Entwicklung und Humanitäre Hilfe
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The umbrella organisation currently represents the interests of 36 member organisations, active in the fields of development cooperation, global citizenship education and policy work, as well as humanitarian aid and sustainable global economic, social and ecological development.
Global Responsibility is member of the European umbrella organisation CONCORD (European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development). Since 1 April 2008, Global Responsibility has taken over the agendas of AGEZ and EU–Platform, both former umbrella organisations for Austrian nongovernmental organisations active in the field of development cooperation.
Global Responsibility advocates for Austrian and international politics to be in solidarity with disadvantaged people. It stands for equal opportunities and equal participation, a just global distribution of goods, peaceful development as well as preserving the earth’s natural resources.
Humanity and the assertion of political, social, cultural and economic human rights present the main basis for realizing the goals and their corresponding activities. Impartiality and independence, guarantee the capacity to act and make decisions.
Positioning and assertion of interests: Forming a clear opinion and standpoint towards development policy and humanitarian issues is promoted through educational work, information activities and discussions. Through advocacy, lobby-, information- and media activities towards all relevant parties, as well as the public, the joint position is emphasized, and helps in increasing the public perception of development-policy issues. This broadens on the one hand, understanding of the relationship between development aid and humanitarian help, and on the other hand it increases the significance of civil society organisations. This leads to implementing development-policy goals, improving and increasing development and humanitarian aid, as well as local development-policy work, and also to an increase in the realization of the potential of NGOs.
Service: This includes securing the active participation and involvement of the member organisations in development policy, development assistance, humanitarian aid and sustainable economic, social and ecological development, through information and coordination activities. Providing information from the member organisations that eases access to finances (budget guidelines for institutional government funds), and relevant further training options.
Policy work
Advocacy, lobbying and if applicable representation within boards
Media and public relations
Services and information for member organisations:
Lukas Wank, DirectorPaula Kunzemann, AssistantMonika Stumpf-Hulsrøj, Finance & Project ManagementKarin Kuranda, Policy OfficerIlona Reindl, Policy Officer Private Sector & DevelopmentAnnika Bucher, AssistantBirgit Mayerhofer, Programme Manager Humanitarian AssistanceHannah Hauptmann, Public RelationsRoland Bauer, Campaigner
Johannes-Michael von Loën, Educational Leave
Sybille Straubinger, ChairwomanWalter Hajek, Vice-ChairmanStefan Fritz, Finance OfficerAndreas BalogBernhard DrumelAndreas KnappMarkus MeisterDaniel SellerAnnemarie SchlackInes Zanella
GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY – Austrian Platform for Development and Humanitarian AidApollogasse 4/9, 1070 WienFax: +43 1 522 44 22-10, Tel.: +43 1 522 44 22-0E-Mail: office@globaleverantwortung.at
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