Linking urgent humanitarian aid with long-term development assistance will be central to a first-of-its-kind Trust Fund organised by the European Commission to mobilise international donors in the Central African Republic (CAR).
Annoucement by Christos Stylianides, Commissioner - Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management Mr Secretary-General, Madam Head of State, We did not expect this meeting to take place at a moment of new violence, causing victims and...
EU Trust Funds (EUTFs) are a new instrument in EU external action. Their creation responds to the EU’s will to deliver more flexible, comprehensive and effective joint EU support, and increase the EU’s global visibility and...
Over the last three years, Marcus Cornaro worked as Deputy Director General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO). Before taking up his new post as Head of the European Union Delegation to South Africa, he spoke...
The Bêkou Trust Fund in the Central African Republic by Greta Galeazzi and Alisa Herrero When the EU set up the Bêkou Trust Fund for the Central African Republic (CAR) in July 2014, it was the first of its kind, a novelty in EU...
The Bêkou Trust Fund in the Central African Republic by Greta Galeazzi and Alisa Herrero When the EU set up the Bêkou Trust Fund for the Central African Republic (CAR) in July 2014, it was the first of its kind, a novelty in EU...
Located in Central Africa, Chad is a landlocked country recovering from conflict. While it has stabilised itself in recent years, Chad still faces many challenges, from conflicts in neighbouring countries resulting in increased...
The Director General for International Cooperation and Development, Fernando Frutuoso de Melo, has told capacity4dev how a revitalised EU met its commitments to aid effectiveness in 2014, and he flagged the coming year as a unique...
In August 2016, the Annual Action Programme 2016, Part 2: Food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture has been approved under the Global Public Goods and Challenges thematic programme. It consists of the Pro-Resilience...
With over a billion people unregistered and lacking proper identification globally, civil registration has an essential role to play in development. The benefits to be gained from a functioning civil registration system are...