We kindly invite you to participate in the Lithuanian Development Cooperation Conference “Building Resilience through International Partnerships” which will take place on Wednesday, 30 October 2024, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, J. Tumo-Vaižganto St. 2, Vilnius.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME (click to download)
The conference will bring together representatives from public, private, and non-governmental sectors to discuss how to reshape the development cooperation system to meet today’s challenges. Central topics will include enabling rapid reconstruction of Ukraine, strengthening partner countries' resilience to global threats such as climate change, digitalization, and hybrid warfare, while simultaneously enhancing Lithuania's role in the international arena.
A major focus will be on Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction efforts. The keynote speech on Italy's role and the upcoming Ukraine Recovery Conference, to be held in Rome in July 2025, will be delivered by Davide La Cecilia, Italy's Special Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine.
A practical afternoon session “Future Strategic Guidelines of Lithuanian Development Cooperation: Searching for a New Approach, Needs and Insights” will be organized by the National Non-Governmental Development Cooperation Organisations’ Platform. The session is aimed at accumulating ideas and recommendations for strengthening of the Lithuanian development cooperation system and drafting new strategic directions for 2026-2030.
The Annual Development Cooperation Conference will take place on 30 October 2024, starting at 9:30 AM at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (J. Tumo-Vaižganto str. 2, Hall 5, 2nd Floor).
The first part of the conference until will be held in English, while the afternoon session, starting at 2 pm., will be conducted in Lithuanian language.
