AFD’s activities are aimed at reducing poverty and inequalities, promoting sustainable economic growth, and protecting “Global Public Goods” of benefit to all humanity. Protecting Global Public Goods includes the fight against climate change and pandemics; the preservation of biodiversity; the promotion of social and environmental responsibility; as well as aid to countries weakened by strife, war and natural disasters. The AFD Group has contributed to development in the occupied Palestinian territories since November 1998. The AFD's activities aim to meet two major challenges: strengthening major institutions to contribute to the emergence of a viable Palestinian and establishing the conditions for sustainable development to encourage social cohesion and peace.
Date of Engagment:
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
AFD is the Groupe Agence Française de Développement, a bi-lateral development finance institution established in 1941 that works on behalf of the French government. Its mission is to finance development according to France’s Overseas Development Assistance policies.