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Supporting Tax Reform in Armenia

Armenia’s major tax reform initiative, financed by AFD and implemented by Expertise France is coming to an end. It’s a fine example of cooperation between France and Armenia, particularly in terms of...

[Feature] Protecting Our Oceans

The oceans cover 71% of the Earth’s surface, hold 97% of its water, and play an essential role in protecting biodiversity, regulating the climate, providing resources, and producing oxygen. However, t...

AFD Intervenes to Tackle the Food Crisis

The consequences of the global food crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic are being compounded by the war in Ukraine, a major international supplier of food commodities. Coupled with the chronic drou...

Pooling Resources Across European Financial Institutions

A network of European bilateral banks and financial institutions that work with public sector partners across the Global South is setting up an innovative finance platform to support a more efficient...

World Urban Forum: Sustainable Models for Future Cities

The World Urban Forum organized by UN-Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Program, is being held in Katowice, Poland, from 26 to 30 June. Audrey Guiral-Naepels, Deputy Director of the Urban...

RISE, Social Entrepreneurship Project Enters its Second Phase

RISE (Regional Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs) is a unique project for young entrepreneurs from Western Balkans. After a successful first phase, AFD is financing the second part, which seeks to st...

AFD Commits to Better Inclusion of LGBT+ People

AFD Group has signed an LGBT+ commitment charter, continuing its efforts to combat inequality. The aim of this charter is to improve the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) peop...

UN Ocean Conference: The Promise of Blue Carbon

The carbon stored by marine and coastal ecosystems, called blue carbon, is one of the overarching themes of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference (2022 UNOC) organized in Lisbon from 27 June to 1 July. AFD is...

AFD and Fondation de France to Support Refugees from Ukraine in Moldova

In the face of ongoing challenges posed by the arrival of large numbers of refugees from Ukraine, a joint project of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Fondation de France aims to strengthen...

Strengthening Serbia's Water Supply Network

The Serbian hydraulic network will shortly undergo the modernization and extension of its existing infrastructure - supported by AFD. In June 2022, Srbijavode was granted 250 000 euros from AFD to con...

Support Fund for Feminist Organizations to Counter Setbacks in Women’s Rights

The Support Fund for Feminist Organizations (“FSOF” for Fonds de soutien aux organisations féministes) was announced by French President Emmanuel Macron in March 2019 and created two years ago, with a...

Scam Alert

A scam is attempting to extort money, in the name of AFD, in exchange for promising a job. We ask you to be extremely vigilant and draw your attention to the principles of our recruitment process.

World in Common: A Soundtrack

At turns somber, moving and uplifting, Thomas Roussel’s composition for AFD has launched a new year whose spirit we hope will prove to be more “in common” than ever before, one in which we move toward...

A Kit to Simulate International Negotiations on Biodiversity at School

International debates and negotiations over environmental issues can often seem a world away from real life. How to encourage young people to engage? France’s Ministry of Education, the French Office...

The Little Book of Investing in Nature

It’s a small book aiming to address a big issue, with global repercussions. In partnership with AFD, the NGO Global Canopy has released a new edition of The Little Book of Investing in Nature. It high...

Supporting The MedFund and Marine Protected Areas

The Mediterranean Sea is one of the 35 biodiversity hotspots identified by the NGO Conservation International. It is home to nearly 10% of the world’s marine biodiversity on less than 1% of the ocean...

A Gender Budget to Tackle Inequality in Argentina

In 2020, the Province of Santa Fe, the third most populous in Argentina, announced that it would vote a gender-responsive budget for the year 2021 for several programs. AFD is supporting its implement...

African Economies in 2021: Reasons for Optimism

For the second year running, AFD is publishing its outlook for Africa. Despite Covid-19 and the global economic crisis, some indicators look very robust indeed. In short, there are plenty of reasons f...

AFD’s 2021 funding program set at EUR 9bn

AFD’s board of directors approved on January 28th the 2021 funding program, setting the target at EUR 9 billion.

AFD-GDN “Biodiversity and Development” award: A Call for Projects