2024 was marked by the ambition of strengthening global governance and political support in the water and sanitation sector, whether at the World Water Forum in Bali, with the publication of the United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation, or at the One Water Summit in Riyadh,...
In the Three Oceans, AFD focuses its operations on economic and social development, and on tackling common challenges such as climate change and inequalities.
To provide a holistic response to cross-border issues and promote regional integration between the French Overseas Territories...
Papua New Guinea, which accounts for 80% of the Pacific island population and is home to one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots, is a key partner for AFD Group.
This partnership...
In July 2023, France annonuced significant development funding, and the opening of an AFD office in PNG. The first AFD officer posted in PNG arrived in June 2024. Expertise France, AFD’s technical subsidiary, opened a project office in 2023. AFD is working closely with other donors and...
Nearly 30% of the world’s population faces food insecurity, with almost 150 million children suffering from stunted growth primarily as a result of poor and undernutrition. But the impact of malnutrition—in all its forms—extends beyond health, with serious and lasting economic and social...
In 2024, AFD, Expertise France and Proparco adopted a common monitoring and evaluation policy. The objective is to enhance the effectiveness of their action with a constant concern for accountability. The...
Every day, 2.3 billion people still cook using traditional methods, with biomass fuel such as wood or charcoal. These practices have major impacts: they contribute to climate change, accelerate forest degradation, and aggravate gender inequality through exposure – especially among women and...
Social, economic and climate changes affect human, animal and ecosystem health. Their increasing interdependence requires an integrated and multi-sectoral approach to address them effectively.
This is the objective of the One Health approach, which has been mobilizing a growing number of...
The Support Fund for Feminist Organizations (FSOF) is a flagship initiative for French feminist foreign policy, and was introduced at the G7 Summit in 2019. This fund is...
The Support Fund for Feminist Organizations (FSOF) is a flagship initiative for French feminist foreign policy, and was introduced at the G7 Summit in 2019. This fund is...
Monitoring and evaluation systems play an increasingly crucial role in the culture, practices, and instruments developed by AFD Group. They are valuable compasses to guide the action and decision-making of AFD Group and its partners on the projects...
In 2023, AFD Group focused its digital technology actions on internet access and digital services, innovation, entrepreneurship and the development of digital skills, as well as on highlighting digital solutions to achieving...
While the digital transition is now an essential pillar of global economic and social development, the growth and rapid emergence of new uses and technologies can...
AFD Group, through its entities AFD, Proparco, and Expertise France, supports public authorities, businesses, civil society, and innovative ecosystems in their digital transformation.Between 2021 and 2023, AFD Group committed €288 M in the digital sector, an essential pillar of...
The Republic of Moldova is facing significant geopolitical, economic and social challenges. To address these, the country has embarked on an ambitious process of reforms and modernization aimed at joining the...
In 1994, with the dawn of democracy, the AFD Group and South Africa started a partnership aimed at supporting the country’s ambition to build a new inclusive and thriving society.
Since then, the AFD Group has invested a total of 4.2 billion euros in energy, water and sanitation, transport...
In 2023, the number of international migrants reached more than 280 million, representing 3.6% of the world’s population. There are many drivers of migration (economic, social, political, cultural, climatic, environmental), and it interacts with the development process as a source of both wealth...
Alexandria, the second largest city in Egypt and the Mediterranean, faces major socio-economic, environmental, and urban challenges.
The French Development Agency (AFD) funds structural projects to help authorities address these...