
French agency for development cooperation
Expertise France is the French public agency for international development cooperation. It is a subsidiary of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group and the second-largest agency of its kind in Europe. Our mission: to strengthen public policies in our partner countries in a sustainable way. Working alongside public actors, civil society, and the private sector, we design and implement projects that stimulate innovation and reinforce their actions to benefit everyone. Through our expertise in governance, security, climate, health, education, entrepreneurship, cultural and creative industries etc., Expertise France contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in over 140 countries, with public funding from French and European sources.
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6th International Hospital Cooperation Days
Organized by Expertise France and the Agence Française de Développement, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Labor, Health, Solidarity and Families, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreig.....
Paris
Expertise France and IRIS White Paper Event
On 24 June 2025, from 6pm to 7.30pm, Expertise France and the Institut des Relations Internationales et Stratégiques (IRIS) organised a hybrid conference-debate in the IRIS amphitheatre in Paris on t....
Online
#RDVExpertise Oceans and Biodiversity
In the run-up to the 3rd United Nations Ocean Summit (UNOC3) in Nice in June 2025, this Rendez-vous de l'Expertise highlighted the local and regional initiatives that are making the islands of the Ind...
Online
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Key figures
- €800 million in new projects agreed in 2024
- 384 projects underway
- 1,500 staff on the ground
- 147 countries of operation