AFD - 2019 Universal registration document

STATEMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Coordination with development actors: priority to partnership

2.6 Coordination with development actors: priority to partnership

More than 72% of funding granted in 2019 was invested in operations on the ground (most of which were Africa- related). The main targeted sectors are as follows: human rights and governance (16%), agriculture and food safety, health and education (15% each), the environment, energies and climate (9%). Around 28% of the funding granted was invested in public interest projects (education in citizenship and international solidarity – ECSI, and structuring of the voluntary sector). 2.6.2 Partnerships with European and b international players In 2019, the AFD Group continued its financial cooperation with the European Union. €581M in EU funds delegated to AFD were covered in resolutions by AFD bodies in 2019. Every year, AFD is audited by an external firm regarding management of EU delegated funds, and is subject to an obligation to send the audit assessment to the European Commission in order to be able to continue receiving funds. Globally, AFD financing approvals using resources from other sponsors topped €705.9M in 2019. AFD receives funds from other bilateral sponsors such as DFID or DANIDA, and also from thematic funds such as the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) or the Green Climate Fund. The international and European partnerships division works in close collaboration with the external delegated funds unit and the legal department. They provide it with support for appraisal and monitoring/implementation of the projects carried out with these different partners, in order to control any risks of lack of coordination with the other participants or non-compliance with procedures in management of delegated funds. In addition, in 2019 the IDFC – International Development Finance Club – currently chaired by AFD, launched its first operational tool, the “IDFC Climate Facility”. Its objective is to share knowledge and build the capacity of Club members, in order to increase integration of climate considerations within their strategies and operations.

As part of its 2018-2022 Strategic orientation plan, adopted by the AFD Board of Directors in July Ǿ 2018 (1) , the AFD Group has set itself the target of becoming the bilateral platform of the French development policy, and undertakes to adopt an “automatic switch to partnership” in all of its operations, and to contribute to any partnership or coalition that brings added operating value – whether in terms of finance, expertise, analysis or network – and the means to capitalise and innovate. As such, the Group is positioned as a platform of partnerships with French players (Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, Expertise France, other public players, regional authorities, NGOs, businesses) and with European and international players, in particular IDFC. In this context, AFD is finalising its new partnership strategy, which it will present to its Board of Directors in 2020, in order to specify the ambition defined by its Strategic Orientation Plan, and to place a partnership-based approach at the heart of its activities. 2.6.1 Partnerships with civil society organisations In 2018, the AFD Board of Directors adopted a new cross-cutting partnership strategy with civil society organisations (CSOs) for the 2018-2023 period, published on the Agency’s website (2) . The funding granted under the “CSO Ǿ Initiatives” strategy continued to increase, reaching €93M in 2019. This amount corresponds to the funding of 100 Ǿ projects initiated by French CSOs with their partners from developing countries. During the year, AFD also signed two new multi-year partnership agreements in favour of two French NGOs: IECD and AVSF. This followed the partnerships already agreed with the French NGOs Humanité et Inclusion (Handicap International), Médecins du Monde, Action Contre la Faim and CCFD Terre solidaire. At the end of 2019, the portfolio of projects under way included 423 CSO projects for an overall cofinancing amount of €332.6M.

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(1) This concerns the AFD Group’s global strategy, published on its website: https://www.afd.fr/en/ressources/afd-group-2018-2022-strategy. (2) https://www.afd.fr/en/ressources/partnerships-civil-society-organizations-strategy-2018-2023.

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