Projects

Cooperation on sustainable and inclusive economies is a key priority under the Pan-American Window of the Americas and the Caribbean Regional Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP). It also features prominently in the EU–LAC Roadmap 2023 as an area for building political alliances. AL-INVEST Next builds on AL-INVEST Verde programme d aims to strengthen the EU’s partnership with the LAC region for sustainable and inclusive economic growth. It will help create the enabling conditions for the EU-LAC Global Gateway Investment Agenda, presented during the EU-CELAC Summit in July 2023 to be delivered. The programme supports knowledge exchange between EU and LAC private sectors and reflects the EU’s renewed approach to development cooperation. It builds on the achievements of the AL-INVEST Verde programme, integrates actions previously managed under the Foreign Policy Instrument (FPI), and supports new initiatives aligned with current EU strategic priorities.

ADELANTE 2 is the EU's LAC regional programme that aims at supporting the achievement the Agenda 2030 goals through triangular cooperation.

Welcome to the Urban Knowledge Hub - the digital, international network for sustainable urban development on the Capacity4dev platform.

WYDE aims to promote political pluralism and the inclusiveness of democratic processes by significantly enhancing the participation of youth and women in all aspects of public life. The many legal, cultural and economic barriers to women's and youth political participation are being identified, measured and mapped. The program enables women and youth themselves to carry out the awareness and advocacy actions needed to overcome or remove these barriers. The program’s name stands for Women and Youth in Democracy initiative. It was decided by INTPA’s youth sounding board based on a series of options set by EPD’s junior officers. The Youth Action Plan has WYDE as one of its main flagships. It represents a total effort of EUR 43 million invested from EU’s Human Rights and Democracy thematic program. WYDE also aims at addressing the increasing distrust of young people in institutions and political systems. Therefore, WYDE contributes to better inform, network and empower young people so that they can actively, safely and legally participate in democracy support, civic activism and political office. Learning by doing, empowering through subgrants accompanied with coaching, is at the core-heart of the methodology. The WYDE Civic engagement chapter has already distributed 50 small grants accompanied with expertise. WYDE invests in all forms of participation claimed by youth: Political and partisan participation: working with young people and (young) women from political parties and parliaments so that they can play an ever-meaningful role. Citizen participation, often non-partisan: working with youth and women who have chosen to participate as citizens in grassroots organizations that engage in institutional oversight, anti-corruption, citizen election observation, democratic reform advocacy and civic education. Democracy activism: working with bloggers, influencers, researchers and grassroots movements that promote the universal values of human rights and democracy. The many beneficiaries of the program are encouraged to network within the Youth Democracy Cohort co-lead by EPD and the European Commission. The WYDE initiative is multilevel (global, regional, country and local scopes) andmultifaceted (involving Parliaments, political parties, academia (young African researchers), democracy support organisations, youth and youth-led organisations, and grass-roots CSOs).

The EU System for an Enabling Environment for Civil Society (EU SEE) is a programme led by a consortium of international organisations and network members in over 80 countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, the Americas and the Caribbean. It supports a network of civil society actors to monitor the enabling environment at the national level, leading to early warnings ‎which can in turn inform timely support to civil society actors in need. EU SEE has been set up in response to the authoritarian pushback of the last decade and the increasing restrictions on the enabling environment for civil society.

Co-funded by the European Union under the European Commission’s new Thematic Framework Partnership Agreement for Human Rights and Democracy, AGILE supports independent media in countries where media freedom is under acute attack.

Euroclima, as part of the Global Gateway strategy, builds partnerships between the European Union (EU) and the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) regions to drive a green and just transition. Through bilateral dialogues and regional collaboration, the programme engages with 33 partner countries and key regional organisations to identify priorities and translate them into concrete actions, fostering long-term environmental and climate resilience. By creating the right conditions and supporting key initiatives in priority sectors, Euroclima helps establish a solid foundation for a sustainable transition. The programme also facilitates the mobilisation of climate and green financing, addressing urgent environmental challenges.

VCA4D provides a detailed VC analysis, taking into account the economic, social and environmental dimensions of a sustainable and inclusive development.

Project page for EU Youth Alumni

The Team Europe Democracy Initiative (TED) is a global thematic Team Europe Initiative (TEI) launched in December 2021 to promote democracy and human rights worldwide.