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EU confirms support to Horn of Africa ahead of high-level visit of international organisations to the region
27/10/2014
Today, the EU has confirmed that it will support the wider region of the Horn of Africa with a total of €3 billion until 2020, primarily coming from the 11th European Development Fund (EDF).
EU increases development support to Nepal and Bhutan
17/10/2014
European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, has announced that the EU development programmes for Nepal and Bhutan will triple in the 2014-2020 period in comparison with the allocation from the previous years.
World Food Day: Joint statement by Commissioners Andris Piebalgs and Kristalina Georgieva
16/10/2014
At the occasion of World Food Day today, Commissioners Andris Piebalgs and Kristalina Georgieva, said: "Today is an opportunity to reflect on how European Union aid is alleviating the world's greatest solvable problem: hunger.
Commissioner Piebalgs to sign development programmes for Belize, Lesotho, Togo and Zambia
10/10/2014
European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, will sign today the National Indicative Programmes (NIP) for development cooperation with Belize, Lesotho, Togo and Zambia in the 2014-2020 period, which amount to €869 million.
EU provides new support to help migrants and victims of human trafficking
02/10/2014
The EU has today announced a new project to promote and protect the rights of migrants moving between developing countries, worth over €10 million. The project focuses on two types of migrants: those who carry out domestic work in the recipient country (e.g. house-cleaning) and those who fall victim of human trafficking.
