
Fighting Inequalities
Inequalities between countries, like those between populations, significantly hinder development. Since many different forms of inequality exist, a wide range of actions are required to effectively combat them.
Health, education, employment, income, gender... AFD is working on every issue and at every level to promote more just and fair development. It is also leading research to study the mechanisms that create inequalities and solutions for reducing them.
Health, education, employment, income, gender... AFD is working on every issue and at every level to promote more just and fair development. It is also leading research to study the mechanisms that create inequalities and solutions for reducing them.

© Joseph Moura / AFD
AFD AND THE FIGHT AGAINST INEQUALITY: THE PATH TO FAIRER DEVELOPMENT

- Insure a universal access to basic services
- Promoting economic development with greater equality
- Promote research and analysis on inequalities
Insure a universal access to basic services
Promoting economic development with greater equality
Promote research and analysis on inequalities
1.6
billion euros in favour of the least developed countries in 2016
4
million euros invested by AFD to finance research projects on inequalities as part of the EU Facility
Basic services, jobs, income, gender... AFD is working to reduce inequalities in these areas on every level. Within countries, we are working to help the poorest and most vulnerable populations, including in middle-income countries, where significant pockets of poverty still exist.
To reduce inequalities between countries, we are specifically supporting less developed countries (LDC). In 2016, AFD invested €1.6 billion in LDCs. In 2017, we established a research team to study the nature, causes, differences (gender, territorial, income inequalities, etc.) and consequences of these inequalities in each context to lay the foundations for future strategy to specifically target this issue.
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Institutional document
AFD International Conference on Development : Inequalities and Social Cohesion - Synthesis
Aug 2019
Research document
Stakeholder engagement on inequality trends in South Africa – A multidimensional diagnostic of inequality
Mar 2021
Research document
Improving housing and access to sanitation in informal neighborhoods in Ouagadougou to reduce inequalities
Feb 2021
Research document
The impact of the military-political crisis of 2002 on inequalities in Côte d’Ivoire
Feb 2021
Research document
Inequalities in Healthcare Spending on Curative Services: Evidence from Malawi
Feb 2021
Evaluation document
What policies should be implemented to promote agro-ecological intensification and reduce inequalities in the Peanut Basin of Senegal?
Dec 2020
Evaluation document
Poverty and inequalities in the peanut basin of Senegal: implications and recommendations
Dec 2020
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