The Latin America and Caribbean Investment Facility (LACIF) is a blending facility that leverages financing to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. LACIF collaborates with national governments, development banks, and the private sector to co-finance investment projects to achieve sustainable and inclusive development.

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.

English version The EU-LAC Social Accelerator Programme aims to promote social innovation, strengthen the resilience of social systems, and support a fair, inclusive, and socially responsible green and digital transition in the region. The programme seeks to strengthen social innovation ecosystems through collaboration among the public, private, academic sectors and civil society, establishing effective mechanisms to reduce inequalities and improve social cohesion (particularly for women, young people, and vulnerable groups), while contributing to the social dimension of the EU-LAC Global Gateway Investment Agenda through a comprehensive 360° approach. Spanish version El Programa Acelerador Social UE-ALC tiene como objetivo promover la innovación social, fortalecer la resiliencia de los sistemas sociales y apoyar una transición verde y digital justa, inclusiva y socialmente responsable en la región. El programa busca reforzar los ecosistemas de innovación social mediante la colaboración entre los sectores público, privado y académico, así como la sociedad civil, estableciendo mecanismos eficaces para reducir las desigualdades y mejorar la cohesión social (en particular para las mujeres, los jóvenes y los grupos vulnerables), al tiempo que contribuye a la dimensión social de la Agenda de Inversiones Global Gateway UE-ALC a través de un enfoque integral de 360°.

The Inclusive Societies Regional Programme aims to reduce gender and social inequalities, reduce poverty and social exclusion, and promote social cohesion in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It strengthens the social dimension of the EU-LAC Global Gateway Investment Agenda with a 360-degree approach, providing opportunities for collaboration between the public, private and non-profit sectors.

Relevant information for EU and Argentine stakeholders about the EU regulation on deforestation-free supply chains.

El Programa Amazonia+, financiado por la Unión Europea y lanzado en julio de 2023 en Leticia, Colombia, abarca los ocho países amazónicos: Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Perú, Surinam y Venezuela. Los socios estratégicos a nivel regional incluyen la Organización del Tratado de Cooperación Amazónica (OTCA) y la Coordinadora de las Organizaciones Indígenas de la Cuenca Amazónica (COICA). El programa tiene como objetivo fortalecer las capacidades de los gobiernos y comunidades amazónicos para reducir y prevenir la deforestación mediante una cooperación regional reforzada. El programa es implementado por las agencias de cooperación italiana (AICS), francesa (Expertise France) y española (FIAP), así como por el Centro Común de Investigación de la Unión Europea.

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

EL PACCTO 2.0 is the EU’s flagship programme underpinning EU-LAC cooperation aims to fight organised transnational crime using an integrated approach to reinforce the rule of law, citizen security and stability, both in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and Europe.

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).

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.