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Minka: a fund for peace and resilience
The Minka Peace and Resilience Fund supports peacebuilding efforts in fragile contexts and in areas affected by crisis or conflict. It finances projects across four regions: the Sahel, the Lake Chad a...
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The Paris Dialogue: an international laboratory of actors committed to sustainable science and finance
The international community is celebrating three important anniversaries in 2025: the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on climate, the 10th anniversary of the Addis Ababa Agenda, and the 20th a...
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What global framework will replace the SDGs after 2030?
Adopted in 2015 by the United Nations, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and their 169 targets – or sub-goals – aim to address the world's most critical challenges by 2030: poverty, inequality, cli...
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Genealogy and analysis of discourses on the relationship between gender and climate
Climate change and gender equality—understood as equality between women and men—have become central to the strategies of development actors. This research project examines how these actors incorporate...
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How AFD Group aligned its operations with the SDGs
Adopted in 2015 by the United Nations, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and their 169 targets – or sub-goals – aim to address the world's most critical challenges by 2030: poverty, inequality, cli...
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The SDGs are 10 years old: what progress has been made since 2015?
The ambition of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their 169 targets, adopted by the United Nations in 2015, is to provide responses to the main global challenges by 2030: poverty, inequa...
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AFD Group’s 2025 results: targets met despite a challenging context
AFD Group maintained a high level of activity in 2025, in line with 2024, with an estimated €13.7 billion in commitments and around 1,000 new impact-driven projects. At present, more than 4,300 projec...
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Support Fund for Feminist Organizations: actively promoting the rights of women and girls (FSOF)
The Support Fund for Feminist Organizations (FSOF) forms part of France’s feminist diplomacy and supports feminist organizations operating in AFD’s partner countries.
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Distributional Impacts of Environmental Policies in Indonesia
What would be the impact of a carbon tax policy on poverty and inequality in Indonesia? How can we design effective policies that simultaneously meet environmental and distributive objectives? In part...
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ESTEEM Cambodia : A Model to Support a Just and Sustainable Development
ESTEEM Cambodia is more than just a modeling exercise. It is a dynamic macroeconomic tool designed to help Cambodian policymakers make informed decisions in real time and plan for a fair and sustainab...
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Education, Training, Employment - 2024 Activity Report
For every individual, being educated, receiving training, and acquiring skills and knowledge are essential steps toward living a dignified life, accessing meaningful work, and exercising full citizens...
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Public Employment Programmes and Social Protection in South Africa
What is the role of Public Employment Programmes (PEPs) in South Africa’s social protection system, and how do they contribute to employment, inclusion, and inequality reduction? The Extension of the...
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The local economic development effects of income transfers in South Africa
What have been the impacts of the Covid-19 national stimulus package's social assistance on local economies and informal sector workers in South Africa? The Extension of the EU-AFD Research Facility o...
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Unsubsidized public sector loans (PSLs): Financing investments in the French overseas territories
PSLs assist public actors with the financing of their investment projects in the French overseas territories. They finance infrastructure development in all your sectors of operation.
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“Planet 2025-2030” roadmap: the French Development Agency (AFD) accelerates the transition with concrete and s...
The French Development Agency (AFD) group reaffirms its position as France's leading climate and biodiversity financier in developing countries and French overseas territories. With its "Planet 2025-2...
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Strengthening value chains and reducing inequality in Mexico
The phenomenon of relocation of value chains not only presents a set of challenges but also a unique opportunity to harmonise regional development throughout Mexico and to reduce inequalities. This re...
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Civil society organizations (CSOs)
AFD and civil society organizations (CSOs) work together to strengthen civil society’s contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Investors' page
AFD funds itself mainly on capital markets. As a frequent issuer, AFD issues several public transactions every year and answers to specific queries from investors.
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Grants: a stand-alone tool or as a complement to loans
AFD provides grants to fund initiatives in the health and education sectors, as well as for rural and urban development and infrastructure projects.
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LEAD Morocco students inspired by their national football team
Located near Casablanca, the LEAD Morocco Academy uses football as a vehicle to educate children from disadvantaged backgrounds. The value of this model has truly come to the fore with the recent succ...
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