On Friday, 13 November, the International Platform for Cooperation and Migration (IPCM) organised a meeting on Equity-based Development: Reducing inequalities in the new global context at the Representation of the European Commission in Spain (Madrid). With this conference, and the support of the General Secretary for International Development Cooperation (SGCID in its Spanish acronym), the PICM wished to promote greater awareness among the general public of equity-based development from different perspectives, and its handling within the Sustainable Development Goals defined on the new 2030 Agenda, which aims to eradicate poverty in all its forms and dimensions by addressing the inequalities within and between countries.

The International Seminar "Strategies to promote inclusive employment" (see programme), organised by the Humanism and Democracy Foundation, the founding member of the International Platform for Cooperation and Migration (IPCM), was held from 16 to 18 October this year in Madrid. This seminar takes place within the framework of the Social Dialogue Project designed by the European Centre for Workers' Questions (EZA), financed by the European Union and with the collaboration of the IPCM.

The International Platform for Cooperation and Migration (IPCM) has warmly welcomed the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the World Summit held in New York in recent days at the United Nations.

The IPCM believes that the Agenda 2030 and the SDGs will contribute decisively to the commitment of all governments and social partners to eradicate poverty and achieve greater prosperity worldwide.

On 17 March this year the IPCM held a seminar on the Post 2015 Agenda and the SDGs; and is organising another seminar to be held in Madrid on 13 November.