- Accueil
- Introduction
- New strategy "the road to 2030"
- LUXEMBOURG’S OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IN 2018
- Cooperation with the main partner countries
- Regional cooperation
- Cooperation with other countries
- Cooperation with multilateral organisations
- The European Union
- Cooperation with development NGOs
- Humanitarian aid
- Programme support
- Inclusive finance and the private sector
- Evaluation
- The Interministerial Committee for Development Cooperation
- Appendices
Cooperation with the main partner countries
Nicaragua
Inauguration of the “ Casa Luxemburgo” hospitality school in Pochomil
Inauguration of the “ Casa Luxemburgo” hospitality school in Pochomil
Nicaragua
Without a doubt, 2018 was marked by the social and political crisis that shook Nicaragua following the violent demonstrations in April 2018. Following a deterioration of this situation, Luxembourg’s development cooperation decided to suspend the imminent signature of the new Indicative Cooperation Programme (ICP IV: 2018-2020; 30 million euros) and to freeze all the direct disbursements to the Nicaraguan government in the health, vocational training and tourism sectors. The 13th partnership committee meeting, planned for May-June in Luxembourg, was cancelled due to the crisis in Nicaragua.
In parallel, Luxembourg’s development cooperation enhanced its support to civil society and human rights organisations, signing a new agreement with OXFAM in July 2018 and supporting the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (OHCHR), which are monitoring the human rights situation in Nicaragua. Luxembourg also supported the Nicaraguan Red Cross, which played an important role during the crisis, especially in transporting the wounded.
