European Council
-    22-23 October: Agriculture and Fisheries Council [Luxembourg]
-    25 October: Environment Council [Luxembourg]

ACP Group
-    24-25 October: ACP Ministerial Trade Committee
-    26 October: Joint ACP-EU Ministerial Trade Meeting

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Improved knowledge of sexual and reproductive health, greater awareness of rights, ability to recognise and avoid risky situations, and willingness and confidence to inform and positively influence their peers and neighbours: these were just some of the results observed among pupils targeted by a BTC-supported project for HIV & AIDS awareness. The project, piloted in 28 primary schools in Tanzania, also contributed to additional benefits including better attendance, reduced number of early pregnancies, and improved academic performance.

European Commission
-    16 – 17 October: European Development Days 2012

European Council
-    15 October: Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) [Luxembourg]
-    15 October: Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) (Development) (Luxembourg)

ACP Group
-    16 October: ACP Sugar Committee
-    19 October: Sub Committee on Sustainable Development

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According to the UN, the international target to halve the prevalence of hunger in the world is within reach, after figures were published in the State of the Food Insecurity in the World report that suggest that global progress on reducing hunger has been better than previously assumed. The percentage of hungry people in developing countries has fallen from more than 23 percent 1990 – 1992 to less than 15 percent 2010 – 2012, bringing the estimated number to 870 million hungry people between 2010 – 2012.

European Parliament
- 8 October: Committee on Development
- 9 October: Committee on Foreign Affairs
- 9 October: Committee on Fisheries
- 9 October: Special Hearing on Land Security in Developing Countries, followed by an exchange of views with Commissioner Piebalgs on the Millennium Development Goals
- 10 October: Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
- 11 October: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

ACP Group
- 11 October: Sustainable Economic Development Dynamics in ACP Regions

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The Head of Delegation of the EU Mission to Botswana and Southern African Development Committee, Gerard McGovern has said that some €11.6 million (over P100 million) will be provided to Botswana to fight HIV-linked infant and maternal mortality.

European Parliament
- 2 October :  Committee on Foreign affairs
ACP Group
- 1 October: Management meeting
- 2 October: Bureau of the Committee of Ambassadors
- 4 October:  Committee of Ambassadors
- 5 October: Committee of Ambassadors’ W/G on the preparation of the 7th ACP Summit

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The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), which officially opened in August 2005, has, as its mission, the coordination of the Caribbean region’s response to climate change. During the course of the last Brussels Development Briefing, entitled “Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security: proven approaches and new investments”, we had the opportunity to speak to Carlos Fuller, who is one of the centre's experts. He sat down with us to explain the CCCCC's main ongoing projects and developments to date.

European Parliament
-24 September :  Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
-19 September :  Committee on Fisheries
Council of ministers
-19 September :  Agriculture and Fisheries Council  (AGRI-FISH), (Brussels)
-24 September : General Affairs Council (GAC) (Brussels)
- 26 September: COREPER I
- 26 and 28 September :  COREPER II
ACP Group
- 24 September: Management meeting
- 25 September: Joint ACP-EC Tecnhical  Sugar experts meeting
- 25 September: S/C  Sustainable Development
- 26 September: S/C Trade and commodity Protocols
- 27 September: Pacific ACP Trade officials
- 28 September: Committee of Ambasssadors’W/G on the preparation of the 7TH ACP Summit
Research events
- 25 September: Organic and Law Input Agriculture: Implementing Innovation to respond EU challenges (Lanarca)
- 26 September: High Level Conference on Rural Development and sustainable farming approaches for Mediterranean areas and beyond (Lanarca)
-27 September : Brussels Development Briefing: Climate change, agriculture and food security

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Brussels will see the European Development Days 2012 (EDD12) in October.  Some of the focus areas of this two-day (October 16th and 17th) event will be sustainable agriculture, food security, resilience, inclusive growth and private sector engagement in international development.