Health, education and a decent standard of living are the key elements to ensure human development. The EU works with partners countries to support health systems and infrastructures, education policies, social protection and to reduce inequalities.
Programmes
The BRiCE Programme was set up by the EU to help 72 million children living in crisis-affected countries who are in need educational support.
The DEAR Programme supports projects that engage Europeans in global issues related to social, economic and environmental development.
Transcultura Programme seeks to harness diversity, build bridges between people and cultures of different linguistic areas, and foster the role of culture, heritage and creativity.
Latest news
The EU and Papua New Guinea (PNG) deepened their partnership, advancing new investment projects in port and water infrastructure under the EU’s Global Gateway strategy.
On 30 June – 1 July, Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela participated in the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, FfD4, that took place in Seville, Spain.
The Sebzor hydropower plant will improve the access to sustainable, reliable and affordable electricity for over 430,000 people in a rural region of Tajikistan and Afghanistan, reduce the risk of electricity interruptions through natural disasters, generating new jobs and income for local people.
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With EU support, Ma Khine, a woman leading a local organisation in Myanmar, has been able to strengthen her knowledge on climate change. She has used her newly acquired skills to educate communities by proposing collective actions and solutions to address these issues.
Many women in Eastern Uganda have undergone female genital mutilation. Communication for Development Foundation Uganda advocates for ending this harmful practice. The work of the activists is supported by the Spotlight Initiative, a strategic partnership between the EU and the UN.
Activists in Mozambique are making an effort to ensure girls have the right to continue their studies to protect them from child marriage. This is done in the framework of Spotlight Initiative, a strategic partnership between the EU and the UN.