Employment and decent work are at the core of sustainable growth. Investing in people goes hand in hand with economic growth and investment.
Investment allows a country’s private sector to boost its development and competitiveness, which in turn creates jobs and deepens trade integration.
At the same time, the economy needs to take into account the green transition and the efforts to be made for countering climate change. It needs to foster responsible consumption and production and promote sustainable lifestyles.
Programmes
We implement programmes around the world wherever assistance is needed. We tailor our support to fit the region or country being helped. Programmes with a global reach allow the EU to provide similar support to countries facing similar problems.
DeSIRA: Development Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture
The DeSIRA initiative aims to contribute to climate-relevant, productive and sustainable transformation of agriculture and food systems in low and middle-income countries.
The Sustainable Cocoa Initiative
Latest news
Global Gateway: EU strengthens partnership with Niger with a €66 million investment in education
The European Union strengthens its partnership with Niger with an investment of €66 million in the country’s national priorities, mainly for education and youth, under the Global Gateway Africa–EU investment package. Education is a key area of the excellent EU–Niger partnership.
EU mobilises €25 million through the IMF to strengthen economic governance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Today, the EU signed the release of €25 million in support of enhancing the financial management capacity of partner countries in Africa. The funds will be channelled through the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Global Gateway: Commission and EIB announce funds worth €18 billion to boost investments in climate action and sustainable economies
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank have announced €18 billion of financing under Global Gateway, Europe's investment strategy for partner countries.
Latest stories
“Girls should be able to focus only on their studies”: how activism changes girls’ lives in Mozambique
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.
#FashionChecker: Calling for a living wage for garment workers and a more transparent supply chain
The European Union is committed to making value chains in the garment sector more sustainable and is supporting a broad range of initiatives to promote decent work and reduce vulnerabilities for garment workers across the world.
2021 was International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour - it’s time to step up to our commitments and end child labour for good!
Every child deserves a peaceful and secure childhood and the chance to go to school. This is still being denied to around 152 million children around the world who are engaged in child labour.