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The 18th SDG? Democracy, Development and International Assistance
In 2015, the 193 Member States of the United Nations unanimously adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This agenda begins with a common vision describing the various characteristics of...
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Education, Training, Employment - 2023 Activity Report
Youth education and teacher training in developing countries is among the ten priority objectives of France’s international solidarity policy. It is also gearing up to adopt a new strategy for externa...
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MacroDev - Semestrial Panorama 2024 #2
2024 was supposed to be a year of rate cuts, ending with a question mark over the US elections which would reopen the scenarios for 2025… Yet, firstly, inflation is struggling to leave the stage and g...
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Cultural and Creative Industries – 2023 Activity Report
The United Nations 2030 Agenda recognizes culture as a transversal theme and tool of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Improved access to culture and greater participation in cultural life ind...
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Infographic- Our Activity in Support of the Cultural and Creative Industries in 2023
The cultural and creative industries help to strengthen social ties and advance development priorities such as education, gender equality, citizenship and governance. Culture is a common good, and AFD...
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Studies and Research - 2023 Activity Report
A systemic crisis – simultaneously environmental, geopolitical, democratic, economic, social, and societal – is causing upheaval in the dynamics of sustainable development. Development models have con...
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Financial Systems – 2023 Activity Report
Financial systems play a central role in development trajectories. When financial activities are disrupted by underlying weaknesses, crises can result, with devastating effects. Conversely, when the f...
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Infographic – Our Activity to Support Financial Systems in 2023
Actors in the financial system play a key role in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the fight against climate change. AFD Group’s action aims to help build inclusive, sus...
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Latin America
In Latin America, AFD focuses on projects which combat climate change and inequalities. It has committed 17 billion euros in the region since 2009. It is now the region’s leading bilateral donor.
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Vietnam: Protecting Bays and Biodiversity
The World Heritage-listed Ha Long Bay is one of Vietnam's iconic tourism sites. It is also home to considerable economic activity, which represents a significant threat to its conservation: the bay's...
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The AMAL Project: Bringing Hope through Jobs in Jordan
Jordan is gripped by high levels of unemployment, particularly among women. Only 14% of working-age women are economically active. Those who have not withdrawn from the labor force altogether face add...
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Tackling the Twin Challenges of Climate Change and Gender Inequality
They are two of the battles that have come to define our times. What is less well known about climate change and gender inequality though, is just how intertwined they are. From employment to property...
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Being a Champ in Kenya: Much more than Boxing
Self-defense, fitness, confidence, and more. Every week, girls from low-income areas in Nairobi head to the east side of the city to train with BoxGirls, Kenya. Some twenty women boxers take the girls...
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Building to Begin on one of West Africa’s Largest Biomass Power Plants
Construction is due to begin in September of a new power plant producing energy from biomass – one of the largest such plants in West Africa. The project, financed by Proparco and partners, will creat...
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AFD Group's Annual Report: Responding to Emergencies while Remaining Focused on our Long-Term Development Miss...
AFD Group's Annual Report is now online in English. The dynamic, interactive format brings to life the activities, investments and projects financed by Agence Française de Développement in 2020. The R...
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Boosting the Energy transition in Vietnam: AFD supports the extension of Ialy hydropower plant
It’s an agreement that will enrich and expand Vietnam's energy source. Fabrice Richy, AFD Director in Vietnam, and Nguyen Xuan Nam, Vice President of Vietnam Electricity (EVN), signed a credit facilit...
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AFD-GDN Biodiversity and Development Award: The Winners and their Projects
Launched by the Global Development Network (GDN) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the AFD-GDN Biodiversity and Development Award provides support for researchers in their projects to prese...
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Measuring Stimulus Effects on the South African Economy: A Call for proposals for research projects of up to o...
Researchers interested in examining the ramifications of stimulus measures for the South African economy are invited to submit their research proposals, by August 15, 2021. The Covid-19 pandemic h...
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AFD Employees among the French-African Foundation’s 100 Young Leaders
The French-African Foundation is an association set up to promote the most promising talent on the Franco-African scene, and has revealed its list of Young Leaders for 2021. An initial list of 3,000 w...
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Comics Competition for Young Indonesians – Educating a New Generation in Plastic Pollution
Indonesia is the second-biggest contributor of plastic waste in the world's oceans, behind China. To raise awareness among young Indonesians and encourage them to take action, the Indonesian developme...
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