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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF JAPAN

Toamasina port in Madagascar is being expanded, helped by funding and expertise from Japan

25/03/2022

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Japan

Japan's low carbon technology lights up Kenya

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN

Japan’s expertise in low carbon technology is playing a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, particularly in developing countries, where such technologies are often out of reach. We take a look at how Kenya is benefitting from Japanese help.

01/11/2021

The award-winning report exposes the abuse suffered by Rohingya women.

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Report into the abuse of Rohingya women wins top EU media prize

This year's Lorenzo Natali Media Prize also recognised investigative reporting into the conditions of migrant workers in Spain and India's under-reported hunger crisis.

01/10/2021

Volunteers help rebuild after a huge fire at a refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in March: one of the locations set to be affected by the cuts

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Backlash over UK foreign aid cuts ahead of G7 summit

“There is no justifiable economic need to continue to break our promise to the world’s most marginalised people."

07/06/2021

A woman holds a packet of contraceptive pills, in Harare, April 9, 2020 as COVID-19 lockdowns have prevented millions of women globally from accessing contraceptives.

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UK makes 'devastating' 85% cut to UN family planning agency

Britain, traditionally the UNFPA's largest contributor, will donate £23 million this year (€26.5 million) down from an expected commitment of £154 million (€177 million).

29/04/2021

EU helps struggling Moldova out of COVID-19 crisis, but the cash comes with conditions

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EU helps struggling Moldova out of COVID-19 crisis, but the cash comes with conditions

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

"Europe will never be a safe and prosperous place until the neighbourhood is also safe and prosperous" - EU Commissioner, Oliver Varhelyi, on the importance of the EU's Macro-Financial Assistance.

24/03/2021

Mothers hold their babies suffering from malnutrition as they wait at a UNICEF clinic in Jabal Saraj, north of Kabul, Afghanistan

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An estimated 11m children 'facing extreme hunger or starvation'

The problem has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, according to Save The Children.

30/11/2020

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UK government criticised for abolishing international aid department

Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron as well as several charities have condemned Boris Johnson's decision to merge the Department for International Development with the Foreign Office.

16/06/2020

Path to prosperity: African Development Bank pushes for regional integration

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Path to prosperity: African Development Bank pushes for regional integration

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

The African Development Bank is investing more than 13 billion Euros to finance regional integration infrastructure, believing it's key to economic prosperity.

21/06/2019

The Brief: European Development Days encourages EU investment in Africa

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The Brief: European Development Days encourages investment in Africa

"It's a different Africa. It’s a continent of economic opportunities. And it’s fast-growing.” Over 8,000 people participated in this year's European Development Days, which addressed the issue of continental inequality.

20/06/2019

US cuts all aid to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza

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US cuts all aid to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza

The decision was linked to a Jan. 31 deadline set by new U.S. legislation under which foreign aid recipients would be more exposed to anti-terrorism lawsuits.

02/02/2019

Japan partners with Rwanda in education initiative

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Japan: education partner of Rwanda

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The Global Japan team has come to Tumba in northern Rwanda to discover a school which trains high-level technicians to meet the economic needs of the country.

22/11/2018

Small is beautiful: How a Japanese micro-turbine is transforming a Nepalese village

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Small is beautiful: How a Japanese micro-turbine is transforming a Nepalese village

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Japan's Ibasei has installed six small turbines in Nepal, and transferred the technology, bringing light to the darkness of schoolchildrens' classrooms and their homes.

18/10/2018

An Afghan policeman near the site of a suicide bomb blast in Kabul.

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Euroviews. Jobs aren't the main reason young people migrate to Europe | View

Economic development programmes won't deter youth in countries like Somalia and Afghanistan from migrating unless they're accompanied by efforts to improve stability.

10/09/2018

Oxfam Haiti ex-chief denies paying for sex as scandal rocks aid sector

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Oxfam Haiti ex-chief denies paying for sex as scandal rocks aid sector

One former aid worker and whistleblower warns the Oxfam scandal is just the tip of the iceberg. He calls for greater scrutiny of the international aid sector.

15/02/2018

Unicef raises funds for Syrian children using cryptocurrency

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Unicef seeks to raise funds for Syrian children using cryptocurrency

Unicef has started recruiting gamers to mine Ethereum — the second-most valuable cryptocurrency after Bitcoin — to raise money for Syrian children.

06/02/2018

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Euroviews. View: China has opportunity to become new leader in international development

As the United States and the European Union retreat from their foreign-aid commitments, only China has the resources and the interest to assume the mantle of global development leadership.

22/10/2017

Japan at the forefront of assistance to Africa

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Japan at the forefront of assistance to Africa

Japanese technology and teaching is paving the way towards self-sufficiency in Africa's agricultural sector

31/08/2017

Civil society gets a say at EU-Africa forum

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Civil society gets a say at EU-Africa forum

Human development, a healthy environment, gender equality and youth were some of the issues raised at the three-day event in Tunis.

18/07/2017

Job creation: the EU-Africa Business Forum

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Job creation: the EU-Africa Business Forum

The EU will spend 3.35 billion euros in an attempt to attract 44 billion of investment in Africa

13/06/2017

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No links to terrorism in EU's Palestine development aid, Brussels says

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