Austrian Government Adopts New Three-Year Program for Development Policy

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: November 16, 2022; 21:54 ♦ (Vindobona)

The new three-year program of the Austrian development policy from 2022 to 2024 was adopted. According to the government, the three-year program aims to open up sustainable life prospects for people in partner countries by creating an environment of social and political stability on the ground and sustainable development in line with the 2030 Agenda.

Through the new Three-Year Program, development cooperation reflects the priorities of Austrian foreign policy. / Picture: © BMEIA Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äußeres / Flickr Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)

According to the Austrian Foreign Ministry, the new three-year program provides development policy responses to global challenges. Austria's international solidarity is also demonstrated by the fact that global challenges, as well as crises, are now better taken into account in the thematic focus.

For example, the Russian war in Ukraine shows how vulnerable the global system is.…