Vitoria-Gasteiz, October 15, 2026. Under the slogan ‘Transforming the world through collective action’, the event will bring together institutional representatives, NGOs, and international experts to debate the challenges and opportunities that the current global context presents for cooperation. Registration is now open.
The objective of the meeting is to highlight the value of decentralized cooperation and strengthen collaboration between public administrations, organized civil society, and international agents. The day will offer a space for shared reflection on the current global context, as well as for exchanging proposals and experiences that contribute to addressing future challenges, renewing the commitment to humanitarian action and sustainable human development.
Throughout the day, the current situation and future perspectives of decentralized cooperation will be analyzed. Topics to be addressed include the role of decentralized cooperation in the new international context, the main political, social, and economic challenges facing the sector, the situation of the civic space and the challenges of humanitarian action, the international agenda and multilateral architecture, and transformative experiences and practices driven by different territories and organizations.
To this end, experts from local and international spheres, representatives of public institutions, and agents linked to development cooperation will gather throughout the day. Among the participants are Javier Cortés (Director of eLankidetza), Nerea Uriarte (President of the Coordinator of NGOs of Euskadi), Pedro Carceller (Generalitat Valenciana), Nerea Basterra (Oxfam Intermón), Natxo Rodríguez (Provincial Council of Bizkaia), Tamara de Gracia Romero (Mugarik Gabe), Cristina Churruca (Pedro Arrupe Human Rights Institute, University of Deusto), Karlos Pérez de Armiño (Hegoa Institute, UPV/EHU), Aran Acha (UN Etxea), Aitor Pérez (ECOPER), Issoufou Soumana (ONG DIKO), Maiteder Sasieta (Garabide), Ana Cristina Blasco-Serrano (University of Zaragoza), and Juanma Balerdi (Euskal Fondoa).
At the end of the day, the State Meeting of NGO Coordinators will begin, with a joint declaration in defense of international cooperation. The inaugural conference will be given by Jon Sarasua.
Registration is open. The Donostia event will be an opportunity to reflect on the present and future of decentralized cooperation, share experiences, and strengthen alliances. Those interested in participating can now register by sending a message to the email address: teknikaria@ongdeuskadi.org. All individuals, organizations, and institutions interested in contributing to the debate and collective construction of the future of decentralized cooperation are invited to participate.
