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Sport and Development: AFD’s Action Explained in One Infographic
Sport has the power to bring people together around common values and contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially for health, education and gender equality....
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Ethiopia: Making Menstrual Hygiene Safer and more Sustainable
Globally, more than three billion people lack basic sanitation services, which can have dire consequences for women and girls in particular, as those lacking access to toilets and water are more vulne...
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AFD issues call for Partnerships to Co-Finance Private Projects
AFD is launching a call for partnerships for private foundations until July 28, 2023. Objective: to accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Prioritizing Burundi's Health Sector
Addressing shortages of nursing staff and equipment for blood transfusions, are increasingly urgent priorities for the Burundian government. To tackle this challenge, AFD is allocating a €10 million g...
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World Urban Forum: Housing is a Key Component to the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
Agence Française de Développement will be at the 12th edition of the World Urban Forum in Cairo, Egypt, from 4 to 8 November. This forum is organized by UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency mandated...
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Plagued by Plastic, Caribbean Countries team up with Partners to forge a Greener Future
As “Latin American and Caribbean Weeks” enters its third week, international negotiations for a treaty to end plastic pollution are being held in Paris. The link between the two? The Caribbean is awas...
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Kenya: The Benefits of Investing in Informal Settlements
Kenya is host to some of the largest informal settlements in the world. Together with the World Bank, AFD is backing efforts to improve living conditions in a program known as KISIP1. Already benefiti...
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[Special Series] Sustainable Infrastructure to Build a World in Common
From hospitals to housing and from water to transportation, AFD Group supports the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of infrastructure in many countries. The Summit for a New Global Financi...
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The Philippines: Working with Local Communities to Build Climate Resilience
The Philippines is the fourth most disaster-prone country in the world, a situation that is becoming increasingly urgent in the face of climate change. AFD Group is working with the Government and loc...
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Working towards Food Security in West Africa: 5 AFD Group Projects
In 2023, nearly 43 million people will face food shortages in West Africa – four times higher than over the last ten years. In the approach to World Food Day on October 16, we focus on five AFD Group-...
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Providing Support for Sustainable Infrastructure
AFD Group backs the building, maintenance and rehabilitation of infrastructure around the world, with long-term support for housing, hospitals, transport and more. High on the agenda of the Summit for...
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Taking Action to Defend the Rights of Refugees
How can we better protect refugees forced to flee their countries to escape conflict or persecution? As World Refugee Day draws attention to the plight of refugees on June 20, let's take a look at thr...
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5 Things to Know about the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact
Developing countries are exposed to a growing number of threats, from climate change to health emergencies, as well as the global financial fallout from political and military crises. How to provide t...
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Ethiopia: Planting Seeds for Food Security after two years of War
Soil is the stuff of life – and it’s one of the first things to be affected by armed conflict. So Ethiopia’s first priority following the two-year Tigray war that ended last November is to ready the f...
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Rallying Public and Private Climate Finance in Rwanda
A leader in the field of green finance, Rwanda took center stage at the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact in Paris on 22 and 23 June. By mobilizing an additional 300 million euros, Rwanda, Team E...
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Working with Brazilian Communities to Protect the region’s Vast & Vulnerable Grasslands
An ambitious agreement has been signed to protect the vast fertile grasslands covering an area of some one million km2 across the Southern Cone of Latin America, known as the Pampas. AFD and its partn...
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Ecuador Prepares the Path to Decarbonization
Ecuador has begun work on a series of reforms aimed at decarbonizing its economy, and the country as a whole. With technical support from AFD, it is carrying out extensive cost-benefit analyses to det...
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AFD uses Strong Sustainability to Support Partners’ Transitions to Greener Development
Strong sustainability, the principle that our natural resources are critical and cannot be replaced by any other form of capital, is enjoying a resurgence in development thinking. It’s a riposte to th...
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6 Development Highlights of 2022
Over the past year, the world has endured major geopolitical upheavals with vast repercussions, not least on food security. But the year also saw major international events where world leaders address...
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COP15: A Landmark Deal to Protect Biodiversity in 5 Points
The COP15 conference on biodiversity overcame fears of a failed summit and saw more than 190 countries approve a sweeping, last-minute deal to protect 30% of the planet’s land and seas by 2030. Beyond...
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