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The World's Leading Donor

The European Union is the world's leading donor working with partner countries across the globe. You can explore here overall EU aid trends, and EU aid by region, sector, theme and channel.

Financing for Development

Financing for development aims to create a favourable environment for development by addressing the responsibilities of both developing countries and the global community. The UN Doha Follow-up Conference on Financing for Development in 2008 reiterated that sustainable development depends on mobilising financial resources for development and using them effectively. It also recognised that each country bears primary responsibility for its own development and that national policies, domestic resources and national development strategies are essential. ore details on the EU progress on its various Financing for Development commitments are available here

Ending Poverty

The European Union (EU) joined world leaders at the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000 with the aim "to free fellow men, women and children from the abject and dehumanising condition of extreme poverty". Leaders of 189 countries committed their nations to a new global partnership, focused on eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to reduce extreme poverty with a deadline of 2015 by setting out a series of time-bound targets.

Supporting Stability

Fragile situations require more efforts and interventions and a combination of tools and instruments going beyond the traditional ODA scope of action, particularly in times of crisis. Security and development are interdependent and mutually reinforcing. No sustainable development is possible in a country threatened by internal insecurity, crisis and conflicts. At the same time, there cannot be sustainable peace without development. Moreover, insecurity, crisis and conflicts can impede the efficient use of aid.\

Investing in Human Capital

The EU promotes access to quality basic education for all children, youth and adults. This global commitment was agreed upon through the international Education for All movement. In line with this, the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of universal primary education and gender equality in education is a key priority of the EU development policy. In addition, specific focus lies on quality issues, vocational training and addressing inequalities.

Protecting Lives

Ill health is both a cause and effect of poverty. In a vicious cycle, poverty generates ill health, and poor health, in turn, brings more poverty. The EU, in order to improve the health conditions in developing countries, is taking action in health care as well as in other sectors like nutrition, water & sanitation, information & education for healthier behaviour.