WUNRN
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.
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.