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
BRiCE - Building Resilience: education opportunities in fragile and crisis affected environments
The BRiCE Programme was set up by the EU to help 75 million children living in crisis-affected countries who are in need educational support.
DEAR: Development Education and Awareness Raising Programme
The DEAR Programme supports projects that engage Europeans in global issues related to social, economic and environmental development.
Transcultura: Integrating Cuba, the Caribbean and the EU through Culture and Creativity
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.
ACP-EU culture
Latest news
New Agenda to strengthen EU's partnership with Latin America and the Caribbean
Today, the High Representative and the European Commission have adopted a Joint Communication setting out a New Agenda for Relations between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean.
Global Gateway: EU and Mauritania launch the affordable, clean and green electricity programme
Mauritanian Minister of Petroleum, Mines and Energy of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Abdessalam Ould Mohamed Saleh and Director General for International Partnerships, Koen Doens launched a new programme 'Affordable access to clean, renewable electricity'.
Global Gateway: European Union and Costa Rica agree on cooperation priorities and launch biodiversity protection initiative
Jutta Urpilainen, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, visited Costa Rica ahead of the EU-CELAC Summit, which will be organised in Brussels in July.