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
Today the Zambia-Tanzania Interconnector was launched in Lusaka, Zambia, in the presence of Ministers of Energy from Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya, the EU Ambassador, the World Bank and the United Kingdom.
Today the first zero-emissions iron production facility in Africa was inaugurated at the Hyron Oshivela Production site in the presence of the Namibia’s President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the EU Ambassador, the Ambassador of Germany and the Namibian Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy.
The European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jozef Síkela, concluded his visit to Chile, where he held key meetings with government authorities, private sector representatives, and multilateral organisations.
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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.