Development Policy

The MAPS Project is a three-year initiative aiming at strengthening policy-making and programming on migration and forced displacement in Sub-Saharan Africa. With a €10 million budget funded primarily by the European Commission, MAPS brings together a multidisciplinary network of African and European partners—including Sapienza University of Rome, five Italian universities with UNESCO Chairs, and universities in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, and Spain. It is supported by advisory bodies such as the IOM Regional Data Hub and the University of the Witwatersrand.

DG INTPA Unit D4 provides support in improving the quality of performance, accountability and learning, for a better targeted and more sustainable impact of EU external action. Explore the full range of services available on this project page.

The European Commission's Development Education and Awareness Raising Programme, DEAR, supports projects that engage Europeans in worldwide issues of social, economic and environmental development. The DEAR Programme works with civil society organisations and local authorities to promote global justice, human rights, sustainable development and democratic participation.

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