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To better understand the challenges in providing access to decent work for everyone, Agence Française de Développement and the International Labour Organization (ILO) held a conference on Friday, May 24 in Paris entitled “Decent Work and Social Ties: A Global Democratic Challenge.”
On the occasion of the one-hundredth anniversary of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the conference organized by AFD and the ILO on May 24 of this year, Bernard Thibault, the former head of the CGT (General Confederation of Labor) trade union, reviews the progress made over the...
The Bolaven Plateau coffee industry, which has been supported by AFD since 1998, is on the way to becoming a protected geographical indication. This will result in an improvement in living conditions for producers, a recognition of know-how and more sustainable growing methods.
Evaluating 15 Years of Support for Development
Emergency response to Maputo's water crisis
AFD is supporting FIPAG, a fund for the water supply service for Mozambique's largest cities, with its emergency program to strengthen the drinking water supply to the Greater Maputo Region, through the use of groundwater (drilling equipment, pipe laying, construction of a pumping station)...
Evaluation of the Second Objective of the Biodiversity Cross-cutting Intervention Framework (2013–2017)
The summary of the report by experts at the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has just been made public. Its conclusions invite Agence Française de développement (AFD) to better take biodiversity into account in all its actions.
Rebuilding and developing the urban drinking water distribution service
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...
AFD and the Environment in Cambodia
Electricity Access in Sub-Saharan Africa: Uptake, Reliability, and Complementary Factors for Economic Impact
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has been helping to strengthen social protection for workers in Cambodia for several years now. A new project aims to extend it to workers in the informal sector – who are not subject to the rules governing labor law – starting with tuk tuk drivers and...
AFD and Cambodia
The African continent, which is poised to welcome millions of new additions to the job market, is already experiencing massive youth unemployment and widespread reliance on precarious jobs. What conditions will enable the demographic transit to support decent work for everyone?
Cecilia Poggi: “It Is Essential To Be Able To Guarantee Social Protection for Informal Workers”
Today, 60% of the world’s working population has a job in the informal economy. How to take better account of this reality, which is in particular a source of social precariousness and lost revenue for public finances, and adapt policies? Cecilia Poggi, an economist responsible for social...
AFD has just granted a new €150m loan to the Turkish government to support its forest policy. This money comes with an ambitious programme of technical assistance to help put in place a plan to adapt the forests to climate change and integrate biodiversity into forest policy. Zeren Erik Yasar,...
AFD and the Financial Sector in Cambodia
Reporting Climate Bond AFD 2018
A sport app to promote social inclusion
AFD is supporting a project that uses sport as a tool for social inclusion and the creation of income-generating activities through a digital solution.