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- Preface
- I. Luxembourg’s official development assistance in 2013
- ICT used for humanitarian and development purposes
- Post-2015: the state of play
- II. Cooperation with the main partner countries
- III. Regional cooperation and cooperation with other countries
- IV. Multilateral cooperation
- V. European Union
- VI. Cooperation with non-governmental development organisations
- VII. Humanitarian action
- VIII. Programme support
- IX. Development education and awareness-raising
- X. Microfinance
- XI. Evaluation
- XII. Report on the progress of the work of the Interministerial Committee for Development Cooperation
- Appendices
VII. Humanitarian action
Mali - Vulnerable community in the north of the country
Haiti - Rebuilding of a school following the earthquake
The transition phase
After the emergency, the transition phase aims to support the efforts of affected populations to rebuild their lives and their means of subsistence. The aim of the transition phase is both to link the emergency and the development phases and to support the community and individuals in the process of reconstruction and rehabilitation.
As an example, within the context of the ‘forgotten’ humanitarian crisis in Sudan the Ministry cofinanced a rehabilitation project by Fondation Caritas Luxembourg with 127 500 euros. The project consisted of adopting a more sustainable approach by improving the living conditions of conflict-hit populations in various sectors, such as health, education, water, sanitation and hygiene, while promoting social reintegration and peace-building. In addition, in Somaliland, a Care in Luxembourg rehabilitation project was cofinanced with 178 502 euros. In response to the recurrent droughts and resulting food insecurity, the project was designed to create savings groups and to diversify the means of subsistence for 1 000 vulnerable families. Within the context of Typhoon Haiyan, Luxembourg development cooperation has also cofinanced, through the World Bank (300 000 euros) the drafting of a strategic reconstruction plan to guide the Philippines Government in implementing reconstruction and rehabilitation programmes.
In 2013, the Fondation Caritas Luxembourg also received financial support for its rehabilitation or reconstruction programmes in India, Lebanon, El Salvador, Afghanistan, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Colombia, Laos, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq and South Sudan. The Ministry contributed to four of Handicap International Luxembourg’s projects in Thailand, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso and Burundi. In addition, the Ministry co-financed Red Cross Luxembourg projects in Nepal, Burundi and Niger. Finally, the Ministry participated in funding various reconstruction projects in the Philippines following Typhoons Sendong, Quinta and Bopha (Coopération humanitaire Luxembourg, Société Kolping) and a rehabilitation project in Bangladesh (Friendship International).
