COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT POLICY CONFERENCE

Development policy state conference – resource justice meets AMAHORO! Baden-Württemberg and Burundi!

The last state development policy conference took place in Stuttgart on April 6, 2024 as part of the Fair Trade trade fair.

“Ubutunzi bwa mbere n'abantu” – this Burundian wisdom in Kirundi means “The most important resource is people”. Whether people or raw materials – responsible use of resources is future-oriented. The 2024 development policy state conference as part of the Fair Trade trade fair was dedicated to the focus topic of resource justice.

The state development policy conference is the participation format for all those involved in development policy. Together with State Secretary Rudi Hoogvliet and the development policy spokespersons from the state parliamentary groups, we looked at the topic of resource justice and focused on the following questions:

• How do we use our resources?
• What inequalities exist in the use of resources?
• And how can we learn from each other to reduce injustice and use our resources better?

On the occasion of the anniversary year of the partnership between Baden-Württemberg and Burundi, a regional focus in 2024 will be on the partner country Burundi. In order to ensure a profitable exchange and synergy, the development policy state conference was held in cooperation with the BW-Burundi meeting.