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#COP17Armenia 🌿 Nearly 200 countries meet in Yerevan, Oct 18–30, to take stock of the 2030 biodiversity goals. Protecting nature means protecting the billions who depend on it 👇
@UNBiodiversity @COP17_Arm2026
⚥ On #DayOfTheGirl, we're stepping up our work for more equal, inclusive societies, in line with France's feminist diplomacy and alongside public, private & civil society partners.
Discover our 2025 gender equality report 👉 sohub.io/g7aq
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🤝 AKF is delighted to partner with @EU_Partnerships and @AFD_France to strengthen climate resilience across Gilgit-Baltistan, northern #Pakistan.
In collaboration with the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan, the €54.2 million initiative will:
💧 Support access to clean water and sanitation
♻️ Invest in renewable energy
🧱 Construct climate-resilient housing and infrastructure
📈 Support sustainable enterprise development
Expected to support more than 325,000 people – with at least 40% women – the programme combines investment in essential services with community-led approaches to strengthen resilience to climate shocks in one of the world's most environmentally fragile regions.
Swipe to learn more 👉
🔗 Read the full story: akf.org/article/akf-afd-and-…
#AKF #ClimateResilience #CleanEnergy #MountainCommunities
Today is @africa_day11 🌍 — looking back at the progress sparked by #AfricaForward (Kenya & France) for growth & youth. ➡️ bit.ly/4AHTF1P
🔎 Spotlight on our work across the French Overseas Territories.
#ChooseOutreMer brings together local authorities, investors, and economic stakeholders to help drive forward major structural investment projects.
Learn more ➡️ sohub.io/8ba9
📍Save the date Thailand hosts #FiCS2027 @FinanceInCommon (March 31-April 2) with @ADB_HQ support.
2,000+ leaders uniting to turn development ambition into action for a resilient future. Join the global conversation! 👉financeincommon2027.org/
🌊 Oceans cover 2/3 of our planet & regulate global climate. For World Maritime Day, a world tour of the projects we support: research vessels, fish auction halls, wastewater treatment, marine protected areas: real action for oceans and the people who depend on them.
🌍 How far can we still adapt? Climate change spreads across borders, creating cascading risks for societies, economies & ecosystems. Our new study "Transboundary Climate Risks: A Cross-Regional Analysis" maps a way forward 👉 bit.ly/4yfD045
🇺🇳 As the UN General Assembly meets in New York, a look at our long-standing partnership with the UN system: UNDP, UNICEF, UN Women, IFAD, ILO and more.
Discover our work together 👉 bit.ly/4hFOZls
⚡How is Ethiopia transforming its power and digital networks?
The RISED project backs the country's electricity sector through grid modernization, digitalization, renewable energy and capacity building 👇
@EIB @EU_Partnerships @EEUEthiopia @AmbafranceET
🤔 Who receives AFD funding?
Projects are carried out by States, local authorities, public institutions, development banks, financial institutions or CSOs. @Proparco funds the private sector, @expertisefrance technical cooperation.
Learn + 👉 bit.ly/4yFh81H
🤝 Vietnam-France: a strategic partnership on the rise
President To Lam's official visit marked a new milestone in our Group's cooperation with the country.
🌿 From climate action to transport, see what we're working on👉bit.ly/4cK9pHi
@FranceAuVietnam
🌍 UN Day for South-South Cooperation
Our research facility with the EU brings together researchers & policymakers from SA, Colombia, Indonesia & Mexico around one challenge: tackling inequality while advancing the green transition.
Read our article 👉 bit.ly/3UMfkp6
🛣️ Good infrastructure is key in countries' development.
With 80+ years of experience, we invest in sustainable infrastructure, backing our partners' priorities: growth, jobs, reducing inequalities, and fighting climate change.
Read more 👉bit.ly/4xPrsEv
🚨PEEB Med and AFD are launching a free MOOC to rethink construction in the Mediterranean!
Bioclimatic principles, design tools, case studies filmed in Morocco and France…
Register now and join the cohort on 21 September 👉mooc-campus.afd.fr/enrol/syn…
🇦🇱 🇪🇺 Albania: on track to join the EU?
Since 2022, the country has pushed major reforms to join by 2030. Solid growth, controlled deficit... but challenges remain: tourism dependency, mass emigration, low GDP per capita.
📖 Our analysis 👉bit.ly/4gI1tZp
🇪🇺 Albania, Armenia, Moldova, Ukraine: our neighbours are turning towards the EU.
For 20 years, our Group has stood by them: reforms, energy security, infrastructure, entrepreneurship for young people and women.
A closer look at the Western Balkans 👉 bit.ly/4ig8geb
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — the UN's 17-goal blueprint for tackling poverty, inequality & climate change — are only as good as our ability to deliver. How do we make that happen? Our podcast Grandes Lignes breaks down the role PDBs play 👉 bit.ly/3Ssy38t
#COP17Mongolia | French organizations working across the Global South have formed a working group to support the private and public actors who work alongside pastoral communities, especially in developing countries.
Action pathways 👉 bit.ly/4g96mKR
@UNCCD
In Mexico, the Seri people live off fishing, but their land & ecosystem are under threat, with protected species (crabs, rays, turtles) getting caught in nets.
We help by backing fish refuge zones & a species-tracking app. @FranciaenMexico @cobi_mx
