A major objective of APRODEV is to influence decision-making processes in the European Union institutions related to North-South issues in order to promote fairness and justice and the eradication of poverty.

In all of its work, APRODEV seeks to incorporate the following principles:

• A rights-based approach.
• Advocacy which is rooted in the experiences and perspectives of the partners of the Aprodev agencies.
• A commitment to gender equity and equality.
• A focus on issues and areas in which Aprodev and its member agencies can add value and where they can realistically make a difference :

• • Policy Coherence for Development
  • Rights and Development
  • Gender and Development
  • Civil Society in Development
  • Security and Development
  • Migration and Development
  • EU aid and cooperation
  • Cotonou Agreement and the European Development Fund