{"id":38467,"date":"2026-02-23T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edm.ch\/?post_type=news&#038;p=38467"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:29:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:29:16","slug":"locally-owned-globally-backed-we-sign-the-manifesto-to-transform-international-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/edm.ch\/en\/news\/locally-owned-globally-backed-we-sign-the-manifesto-to-transform-international-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"Locally owned, globally backed: We Sign the Manifesto to Transform International Cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"subpageBanner\" style=\"display:\">\n    <div class=\"subpageBannerBlock figure_block\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Enfants_du_Monde_banner_manifeste_localisation2.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2500\/1080;\" \/>\n        <div class=\"subpageBannerWrap\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content\">\n                    <div>\n                        <span class=\"bannerHead\">Locally owned, globally backed: We Sign the Manifesto to Transform International Cooperation<\/span>\n                        <h1><\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {\n        \/\/ Check if the block exists\n        var bannerSection = $('#subpage-banner-section');\n\n        if (bannerSection.length > 0) {\n            \/\/ Move the block to the end of <main> just before the footer\n            $('main').append(bannerSection); \/\/ This will append it inside the <main> tag\n        }\n\n        $('.documentAccordion').on('click', function (e) {\n            e.preventDefault();  \/\/ Prevent default link action\n\n            \/\/ Target the section with the given ID\n            $('html, body').animate({\n                scrollTop: $('#subpage-banner-section').offset().top - 200\n            }, 1000);\n        });\n    });\n<\/script>\n\n        <section class=\"contentSec\" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"contentBlock\">\n                <h5><\/h5>\n                <p>We are joining around forty other Swiss organizations active in international cooperation to reaffirm the importance of equitable partnerships with local actors across the Global South. The manifesto <strong>\u201cLocally Owned, Globally Backed\u201d calls for a transformation of international cooperation to make it more just and effective.<\/strong><\/p>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/202602_Manifest_LLA_ENG_2P.pdf\" class=\"btnBlue small\">\n                        <span>Download the manifesto<\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    \n    <section class=\"rightTextLeftImg \" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"rightTextLeftImgRow\">\n                                    <div class=\"left\">\n                                                    <div class=\"imgBlock\">\n                                <a class=\"figure_block\" href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Enfants_du_Monde_manifeste_localisation.jpg\" data-fancybox data-caption=\"\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Enfants_du_Monde_manifeste_localisation.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; 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Discover the manifesto &#8220;Locally owned, globally backed&#8221; \u2014 a collective call from more than 40 Swiss NGOs to establish equitable partnerships with local actors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":38472,"template":"","news-category":[285,286,287,109,288,247,248,253,255,257,274,275,276,277,281,282,284],"news-year":[570],"class_list":["post-38467","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-category-nepal-en","news-category-niger-en","news-category-tanzania","news-category-organisation-en","news-category-chad","news-category-switzerland","news-category-health","news-category-education-en","news-category-childrens-rights","news-category-burkina-faso-en","news-category-africa","news-category-latin-america","news-category-asia","news-category-bangladesh-en","news-category-europe-en","news-category-guatemala-en","news-category-madagascar-en","news-year-570"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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