Research

Having suffered from strong inter-community tensions, Middle Eastern societies are expressing major demands for transparency and citizen participation in public affairs. AFD wishes to support media outlets whose content aims to both improve relations among citizens and bring governments and...

The NGO Action Against Hunger (ACF) is working in Jordan and Iraqi Kurdistan to assist communities affected by the Syrian and Iraqi crises, with a focus on access to healthcare and water. AFD is supporting its action via a European Union grant.

The PERMA projects supports the restarting of rural and agricultural activities and, on the Nineveh Plain, the relocation of microenterprises and SMEs via the rehabilitation of water infrastructure and capacity building for partner financial institutions and the decentralized technical services...

Established in northern Iraq since 2013, the French Red Cross works with the Iraqi Red Crescent to improve access to basic education and well-being in school for Syrian refugees, internally displaced Iraqis and host populations in the autonomous region of Kurdistan of Iraq. AFD supports its...

The Minka Peace and Resilience Fund is AFD's peacebuilding tool dedicated to territories affected by crises or violent conflicts. Positioned on the humanitarian-...

AFD Group is a major partner of Middle Eastern countries. Its action aims to identify and promote sustainable development pathways on the premise of mitigating vulnerabilities that compromise the future of next generations. The Middle East Regional Office manages and supports the Group’s...

For the past twenty years, AFD Group in the Middle East has positioned itself as a capable platform for mobilizing expertise and financing, and has been advocating for partnership reflexes with the European delegations and the EU Member States cooperation services to address the root causes of...

The project supports the development of rural microfinance and small enterprises as a sustainable way to revive the agricultural economy in Ninewa and Salah-al-Din, with complementary support to innovation in high potential value chains and the promotion of community groups of diverse origins to...

This project is a continuation of a first project whose objective was to support the reconstruction and development of the drinking water distribution service in Iraq. With this new funding, the ICRC will work to reduce the structural vulnerabilities of the drinking water service in urban...

The reconstruction of Iraq has been the priority of the Iraqi Government since the victory against Daesh announced in late 2017. In line with ICRC’s mandate to assist and protect victims of armed conflict, the project aims to restore access to water, an essential service, for populations whose...

The Middle East Strategy identifies AFD Group’s main strategic priorities for the Middle East, the methodological tools for addressing the challenges common to all of the countries in which AFD operates, and the priority partnerships that need to be established to ensure collective outcomes are...

Recent experience shows that development projects must avoid various pitfalls when working to stabilize conflict zones. Mediation, reintegration, and negotiation projects must not neglect political motivations or the impacts of solidarity amongst factions. Actions conducted locally must be...

The wars in Syria and Iraq have driven more than 15 million people to flee their homes and have caused the largest population displacement in the Middle East since World War II. The top host countries for these refugees are the neighboring countries, especially...

For centuries, it was Iraq’s breadbasket and a hive of economic activity – but terrorism and war all but stopped the region in its tracks. How to revive northern Iraq after the departure of Daesh, the so-called Islamic State? Something called the PERMA project has found a way. Financed by AFD...

The project supports the authorities of the governorate of Dohuk to strengthen water and sanitation services and organize efficiently and sustainably the delivery of these services to the host population, to the internally displaced Iraqis and to the Syrian refugees who have cohabited since 2012...

Following the earthquakes that devastated communities across Turkey in February, misinformation spread rapidly, exacerbating the emotional toll it took on victims and families. Fact-checkers around the region, as part of the Qarib project, rallied to combat the surge in fake news. Ahead of...

In Lebanon and Iraq, in the health sector, the ACTED’S Project: Improving Access to Basic Social Services Through Local Capacity Building (CZZ2144)  was subject to an evaluation...

The NGO ACTED, the second largest NGO in France, is working in Lebanon and Iraqi Kurdistan to improve access to basic social services for vulnerable populations and promote social cohesion between communities affected by the Syrian crisis. AFD is supporting its action via a European grant.

As crises become longer and more complex, AFD Group has made a key commitment to sustainable peace, the climate and social cohesion. This commitment is part of France’s...