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» International Development Agencies
International development agencies are important to Africa’s
development as they are mostly responsible for driving donor
assisted institutional capacity building within sub-Saharan
Africa’s private enterprise and public sector economies.
The following is a list of the leading donor agencies in sub-Saharan
Africa:
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» Key UN & Other Inter-Governmental
Agencies
» Africa’s Change Agents
New Development Concepts & Initiatives for Africa
The Renewed African Renaissance
www.unu.edu/unupress/mbeki.html
usembassy.state.gov/southafrica/wwwhjj12.html
www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/mbeki/1999/tm1011.html
The new African Renaissance is a compelling concept and ongoing
international movement, which is engaging millions the world
over in the dynamic rebirth of Africa.
New Economic Partnership for African Development
www.nepad.org
The NEPAD vision is to develop an integrated socio-economic
development framework for Africa.
UN Millennium Development Goals
www.unmillenniumproject.org/goals/index.htm
Jeffrey D. Sachs, the Director of the Earth
Institute, is also Director of the UN
Millennium Project and Special Advisor to United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the Millennium Development
Goals, the internationally agreed goals to reduce extreme
poverty, disease, and hunger by the year 2015.
Commission for Africa Report
www.commissionforafrica.org
The Commission's report is addressed to the leaders of the
G8, to the people of Africa and the world as a whole. It constitutes
a coherent package to achieve the Commission's goal of a strong
and prosperous Africa.
Africa Business Club
www.hbsafricaconference.org
The Africa Business Club, founded November 12, 1997,
is dedicated to increasing the awareness of business opportunities
on the African continent within the Harvard Business School
community. It is part of a community that is actively engaged
in developing leaders, inspiring change and generating new
paradigms for the future — Africa’s future.
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Key International Bodies
World Trade Organization
www.wto.org
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international
organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations.
The World Bank
www.worldbank.org
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical
assistance to developing countries around the world, and is
owned by 184 member countries.
The International Monetary Fund
www.imf.org
The IMF promotes international monetary cooperation, exchange
stability, and orderly exchange arrangements.
International Finance Corporation
www.ifc.org/africa
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) promotes sustainable
private sector investment in developing countries.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
www.oecd.org
The OECD is constituent of 30
member countries sharing a commitment to democratic government
and the fostering of a capitalist market economy.
The Commonwealth
www.thecommonwealth.org
The Commonwealth is an association of 53 countries and 1.8
billion citizens, about 30 per cent of the world’s population,
with three intergovernmental organs of operation.
OPEC Fund for International Development
www.opecfund.org
OPEC Fund for International Development was established by
the member countries of the Organization of the Petroleum
Exporting Countries to promote cooperation between member
countries and other developing countries and to help the poorer,
low-income countries in pursuit of their social and economic
advancement.
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International Government Agencies
USA
www.usaid.gov
USAID is an independent federal agency whose work supports
and advances the US government’s foreign policy objectives
by supporting economic growth, agriculture and trade, global
health, democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance.
THE EU
http://europa.eu.int/comm/development/index_en.htm
The
European Union is committed to Africa’s development
by providing policy guidance on economic development and by
providing grant assistance to countries within its ACP (Africa,
Caribbean and Pacific) classification via its DG Development
Mandate.
UK
www.dfid.gov.uk
The Department for International Development (DFID) is the
part of the British Government that manages Britain's financial
assistance to developing countries.
www.odi.org.uk/Africa_Portal
ODI is Britain's leading independent think-tank on international
development and humanitarian issues.
Canada
www.acdi-cida.gc.ca
CIDA’s mandate is to support sustainable development
in developing countries in order to reduce poverty and contribute
to a more secure, equitable, and prosperous world.
www.idrc.ca
IDRC is a Canadian Crown corporation that works in close
collaboration with researchers from the developing world in
their search for the means to build healthier, more equitable,
and more prosperous societies.
www.pacweb.org
Partnership Africa Canada works in partnership with organizations
in Africa, Canada and internationally to build sustainable
human development in Africa.
Germany
www.gtz.de
GTZ provides viable, forward-looking solutions for political,
economic, ecological and social development in a globalised
world. All its activities are geared to improving people’s
living conditions and prospects on a sustainable basis.
Italy
www.esteri.it/eng/4_28_66_71.asp
Italian development cooperation is based on two priorities.
The first is the need for solidarity to safeguard the life
and human dignity of all the planet's inhabitants. The second
is to employ cooperation to establish, improve and consolidate
global economic interdependence, which will distribute economic
growth to all people through market expansion and improved
circulation of production.
Japan
www.jica.go.jp/english
Japan International Cooperation Agency acts as a
bridge between the people of Japan and developing countries.
It advances international cooperation through the sharing
of knowledge and experience.
France
www.afd.fr
The Agence Française de Développement is a
public institution which is administered via the French government’s
Public Development Assistance (APD) program. It is active
in over 60 countries in Africa, the Pacific region, Asia,
the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean and Central
and Eastern Europe.
China
www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/gjhdq/2913
www.focac.org/eng/zt/zgdfzzcwj/t231169.htm
In 2000, a new China-Africa
cooperation forum subsequently led to the cancelling of
$10 billion of the debt owed by African states; and at the
second Sino-Africa business conference in December 2003, China
offered further debt relief to thirty-one African countries,
as well as opening the prospect of zero-tariff trade.
Saudi Arabia
www.sfd.gov.sa
The Saudi Arabian government offers to participate in the
financing of development projects in developing countries
through grant assistance.
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Other Key OECD Agencies
Australia
www.ausaid.gov.au
AusAID is responsible for managing the Australian government's
official overseas aid program.
Austria
www.bmaa.gv.at
The aim of the Austrian Development Cooperation program is
to secure global peace in concert with the aims other industrialized
nations in the developing world.
Belgium
www.dgcd.be/en
The focus of DGDC development assistance program
is to foster economic growth oriented training programmes,
provide technical assistance, and ensure financial cooperation
with a view to achieve continuing debt reduction in the developing
world.
Denmark
www.um.dk/danida
www.um.dk/en
The Danish International Development Agency (Danida) specializes
in providing viable development assistance grants to Third
World countries on behalf of the Danish Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
Finland
http://global.finland.fi
Finland’s International development cooperation program
is a key part of the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It is administered as an integral element of the Ministry’s
relations with developing countries.
Iceland
www.iceida.is/english
The Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) is
an autonomous agency under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
whose goals is to support governments of the developing countries
in improving their economy and thus participate in strengthening
social progress and political independence within the framework
of United Nations.
Luxembourg
www.lux-development.lu
Lux-Development is the development cooperation agency implementing
most of Luxembourg's bilateral projects and development assistance
programs to the developing world.
Netherlands
www.minbuza.nl
The MFA is responsible for the Dutch government’s development
cooperation program.
Norway
www.norad.no
The purpose of Norwegian development cooperation program
is to contribute towards lasting improvements in economic,
social and political conditions for the populations of developing
countries, with particular emphasis on ensuring that development
aid benefits the poorest people.
www.culturalprofiles.org.uk/norway/Units/82.html
The objective of Norwegian cultural cooperation program is
to assist developing countries in strengthening their own
cultural identity and to promote broad popular participation
in the development process through cultural expression.
Spain
www.aeci.es
(website in Spanish language)
The Spanish International Cooperation Agency is responsible
for the design, execution and management of development assistance
projects and programs, which it undertakes in collaboration
(agreements, agreements) with other national and nongovernmental
organizations in the developing world.
Sweden
www.sida.se/sida/jsp/sida.jsp?d=105&language=en_US
The overall goal of Swedish development cooperation program
is to contribute towards improving the living conditions of
the poor. The Swedes believe that by reducing injustices and
poverty throughout the world, better opportunities are created
for development, peace and security for all people and nations.
Switzerland
www.sdc.admin.ch
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is
responsible for overall coordination and cooperation of the
Swiss government with the developing world.
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Key UN & Other Inter-Governmental Agencies
The United Nations University on Africa
www.unu.edu/africa
UNU mission is to contribute, through research and capacity
building, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems
that are the concern of the United Nations, its Peoples and
Member States.
UNECA - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
www.uneca.org
The Economic Commission for Africa is mandated to support
the economic and social development of its 53 member countries,
foster regional integration, and promote international cooperation
for Africa's development.
UNDP — United Nations Development Programme
www.undp.org
UNDP is the UN's global development network which advocates
for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience
and resources to help people build a better life.
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
www.unesco.org
UNESCO promotes
international co-operation among its 191 Member States
and six Associate Members in the fields of education, science,
culture and communication.
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
www.unicef.org
UNICEF is the driving force that helps build a world where
the rights of every child are realized. It has the global
authority to influence decision-makers, and the variety of
partners at grassroots level to turn the most innovative ideas
into reality.
UN Department of Public Information
www.un.org/av
The Department of Public Information disseminates
information about the UN, thereby building knowledge of and
support for the Organization at the grassroots level.
WHO - World Health Organization
www.who.org
The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized
agency for health.
UNAIDS
www.unaids.org/en
UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, brings
together the efforts and resources of ten UN system organisations
to the global AIDS response. Co-sponsors include UNHCR, UNICEF,
WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank.
Based in Geneva, the secretariat works on the ground in more
than 75 countries worldwide.
UNODC- UN Office on Drugs and Crime
www.unodc.org
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a
global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international
crime.
MIGA- Multinational Investment Guaranty Agency
www.miga.org
As a member of the World Bank Group, MIGA's mission is to
promote foreign direct investment (FDI) into developing countries.
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights
www.ohchr.org
OHCHR is mandated to promote and protect basic human rights
on behalf of all peoples as established in the Charter of
the United Nations.
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
www.un.org/esa
One of the UN's central mandates is the promotion of higher
standards of living, full employment, and conditions of economic
and social progress and development.
The International Trade Centre
www.intracen.org/menus/countries.htm
The International Trade Centre (ITC) is the technical cooperation
agency of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD)
and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
for operational, enterprise-oriented aspects of trade development.
ITC supports developing and transition economies, and particularly
their business sector, in their efforts to realize their full
potential for developing exports and improving import operations.
WFP - World Food Programme
www.wfp.org
WFP, the World Food Programme, works to put hunger at
the centre of the international agenda, promoting policies,
strategies and operations that directly benefit the poor and
hungry. As the food aid arm of the UN, WFP uses its food to
meet emergency needs and to support economic & social
development.
UNRISD
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
www.unrisd.org
The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
(UNRISD) is an autonomous UN agency engaging in multidisciplinary
research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems
affecting development.
UN Division for Sustainable Development
www.un.org/esa/sustdev/natlinfo
The Division for Sustainable Development promotes sustainable
development as the substantive secretariat to the UN Commission
on Sustainable Development (CSD).
UNFPA - The United Nations Population Fund
www.unfpa.org
UNFPA supports its member countries in usage of population
data to promote and develop economic and social development
programmes.
IFAD- International Fund for Agricultural Development
www.ifad.org
IFAD’s mission is to enable the rural poor to overcome
poverty.
The Global Fund
www.theglobalfund.org
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was
created to dramatically increase resources to fight three
of the world's most devastating diseases, and to direct those
resources to areas of greatest need. It is a partnership between
governments, civil society, the private sector and affected
communities, and represents an innovative approach to international
health financing.
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Africa’s Change Agents
African Union
www.africa-union.org
The AU is Africa's premier institution and principal organization
for the promotion of accelerated socio-economic integration
of the continent. The AU is based on the common vision of
a united and strong Africa and on the need to build a partnership
between governments and all segments of civil society, in
particular women, youth and the private sector, in order to
strengthen solidarity and cohesion amongst the peoples of
Africa.
African Development Bank
www.afdb.org
The ADB is a regional, multilateral development bank whose
shareholders include the 53 countries in Africa and 24 non-African
countries from the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
www.comesa.int
COMESA is the representative organisation of free independent
sovereign states which have agreed to co-operate in developing
their natural and human resources for the good of all their
people' and as such it has a wide-ranging series of objectives
which necessarily include in its priorities the promotion
of peace and security in the region.
Southern African Development Community
www.sadc.int
The SADC vision is one of a common future, a future in a
regional community that will ensure economic well-being, improvement
of the standards of living and quality of life, freedom and
social justice and peace and security for the peoples of Southern
Africa.
Economic Community of West African States
www.ecowas.info
The main objective of forming ECOWAS was to achieve economic
integration and shared development so as to form a unified
economic zone in West Africa. Later on, the scope was increased
to include socio- political interactions and mutual development
in related spheres.
Ecowas Bank of Investment & Development
www.bidc-ebid.org
The Ecowas Bank of Investment and of Development
is regional holding company with two subsidiary companies
via which it trade. These are the private sector focused regional
Bank of Investment of (BRIC) and the public sector, economic
infrastructure focused Funds for Regional Development (FRDC).
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