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Arrangement between the Government of Flanders and the Government of Australia related to cooperation in the field of the shared history of the world wars of the twentieth century
Summary: Arrangement between the Government of Flanders and the Government of Australia related to cooperation in the field of the shared history of the world wars of the twentieth century Signed: 22/04/2009 pdf file829_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (134 KB)
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Grant to GFMD for coordination of media and journalist organisations at in countries the borders of Europe, in the East and the MENA region (2016)
Project: coordination of local and international media and journalists' organizations in countries on Europe's external borders in the east and in the MENA region Beneficiary: Global Forum for Media Development Amount: 100.000 euro Duration: 2016 With the support received from the Government of Flanders in 2016, amounting to 100,000 euros, GFMD seeks to intensify its efforts in the coordination of local and international media and journalists' organizations in countries on Europe's external borders in the east and in the MENA region. Media freedom and present objective media are crucial
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Commemoration 'Battle of Messines' (2017)
Project: Commemoration Battle of Messines Beneficiary: City Messines Amount: 60.000 euros Duration: June 7, 2017 On Wednesday, June 7, 2017 it will be exactly 100 years ago that 19 mines exploded under the German positions and thus heralded the start of the infamous Battle of Messines. The explosions resulted in gigantic craters, which are still visible in Messines, Ypres and Heuvelland. Several monuments and cemeteries in the region refer to this historical battle. 100 years later, these historical events are commemorated internationally.
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Commemoration Battle of Messines (Heuvelland) (2017)
Project: Commemorating 100 years Battle of Messines Beneficiary: Municipality Heuvelland Amount: 49.775 euro Duration: June 10, 2017 During the Battle on June 7, 1917 the British army left 19 mines explode under the ridge around and around Mesen / Wijtschate. The Second Battle of Messines went down in history as the worst military explosion until the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 and changed the landscape around Heuvelland and Messines final.
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Grant for Memorial Garden Canberra (2017)
Project: Memorial Garden - Flanders Fields Memorial Garden in Canberra Beneficiary: Australian War Memorial Amount: 200.000 euro Duration: opening in April 2017 In April 2017 the Australian War Memorial officially opened the Flanders Fields Memorial Garden. The memorial gardens abroad help to ensure international attention for Flanders Fields and Flanders as peace destination after 2018. The memorial gardens honor and commemorate everyone who fought and died during the war.
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Statue of John McCrae unveiled in Ottawa (2015)
Project: Statue of John McCrae unveiled in Ottawa Beneficiary: Royal Canadian Artillery Heritage Trust Amount: 50.000 CAD Duration: May 2015 On Sunday, May 3rd in the Canadian capital Ottawa a statue was unveiled to commemorate the Canadian military physician John McCrae (1872-1918). John McCrae fought during World War I as a volunteer with the Allied Forces and was stationed near Ypres. There he wrote in early May 1915 the famous poem "In Flanders Fields" in memory of his fallen friend, former student and fellow soldier Lt. Alex Helmer.
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Grant for the Foundation for Human Rights to strengthen civil society in South Africa, 2012
Project: Participation and development of capabilities of civil society in realising socio-economic rights in South Africa Partner: Foundation for Human Rights Duration: 30.11.2012 – 29.11.2015 (extended till 31.12.2016) Budget: 1.285.000 euro By supporting this programme, Flanders wants to back the South African civil society up in its continued fight against growing socio-economic inequality in South Africa, since not only the government, but civil society as well has an important role to play in this context. Civil society organisations should be able to make a contribution with regard
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Grant for mergency aid cholera in Haiti 2016
Project: Emergency aid cholera in Haiti Beneficiary: Rode Kruis Vlaanderen Amount: 100.000 euro Duration: October 2016 On October 4, 2016 the south-west of Haiti was struck by Hurricane Matthew.
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Grant for supporting the refugee camp Gawilan, Kurdish Iraq 2016
Project: Refugee camp Gawilan (Kurdish Iraq) Beneficiary: Rode Kruis Vlaanderen (Red Cross) Amount: 200.000 euro Duration: april 2016 In the refugee camp Gawilan in the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq, near Erbil, live about 6,500 refugees from Syria. Minister-president Bourgeois makes 200.000 euros available to the Red Cross for the direct support ("cash transfers") of 967 vulnerable families. The Flemish aid is part of a larger project of the International Red Cross, accounting for 4.2 million euros.
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Grant for emergency aid floods in Malawi and Mozambique, 2015
Project: emergency aid after floods in Malawi and Mozambique Beneficiary: Malawi Humanitarian Emergency Response Fund (HERF) and One Programme UN Amount: 329.000 euro Duration: February 2015 In recent weeks heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding in Mozambique and Malawi. In Mozambique the provinces of Zambézia and Nampula are affected the worst. It is feared that at least 200,000 people will soon feel the effects of the food shortage. In Malawi especially the southern districts of Nsanje, Chikwawa, Phalombe and Zomba are affected.
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Grant for emergency aid to monitor food shortage in Malawi (2015)
Project: emergency aid for food crisis in Malawi Beneficiary: World Food Programme Amount: 208.149 euro Duration: 2015 - 2016 In Malawi an estimated 2.8 million people are threated by a food shortage will be through the combination of floods and severe drought caused by a severe El Niño, a climate phenomenon that is caused by an abnormal warming of the seawater in the eastern tropical Pacific. Together with the international community, the Malawian government addresses this situation with a national action plan.
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International Peace Symposium Declaration
Summary: Peace symposium 2013 Signed: 04/11/2013 pdf file1074_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (952 KB)
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Arrangement between the Flemish Government and the Government of New Zealand related to cooperation in the field of the shared history of the world wars
Summary: Arrangement between the Flemish Government and the Government of New Zealand related to cooperation in the field of the shared history of the world wars of the twentieth century Signed: 04/10/2007 pdf file770_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (749 KB)
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Emergency aid for Syrian refugees (2015)
Project: emergency aid for Syrian refugees in their own country Beneficiary: Caritas Amount: 150.000 euro Duration: September 2015 After five years of war in the region, the humanitarian conditions of the Syrian people are worsening rapidly. More than 12 million people are in need of emergency assistance. 7.6 million are fleeing the violence in Syria and the neighboring countries. Caritas International supports these refugees in their own region. Many flee to the coast of Syria. Numberless families arrive with little or no means and are living in poor the humanitarian conditions.
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Annual grant to the UN Emergency Fund CERF 2017
Project: Annaual grant to CERF Beneficiary: CERF Amount: 600.000 euro Duration: 2017 Flanders has contributed annually to the UN Emergency Aid Fund since 2011.
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Emergency aid earthquake Nepal 2015
Project: emergency aid for Nepal Beneficiary: Rode Kruis Vlaanderen (Red Cross Flanders) Amount: 100.000 euro Duration: April 2015 On the 25th of April a severe earthquake hit Nepal. More than 2000 people were killed and thousands are injured. Minister-president Geert Bourgeois allocates 100.000€ emergency aid for the victims of the disaster. The emergency aid goes to the Red Cross. Active in the region for more than 35 years, the Red Cross was able to start up the humanitarian aid quickly, due to their focus on ‘disaster preparedness’.
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Emergency aid humanitarian crisis Yemen 2015
Project: Emergncy aid humanitarian crisis in Yemen Beneficiary: Rode Kruis Vlaanderen (Red Cross Flanders) Amount: 150.000 euro Duration: 2015 The conflict in Yemen has been going on for a long time, but in recent years the humanitarian situation of the population has deteriorated. The Red Cross Flanders will urgently assist refugees in precinct conditions in the provinces of Lahij, Taiz, Al Dhale'e, Amran, together with the German Red Cross and the Yemeni Red Half Moon volunteers. Assistance is provided in the area of food and water supply, basic hygiene and medical and psychosoci
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Emergency aid food supply for Niger 2016
Project: food supply for 500 households in Niger Beneficiary: Oxfam Amount: 230.000 euro Duration: 2016 Flanders grants 230,000 euros to Oxfam for humanitarian aid in Niger. Oxfam's emergency aid in Diffa is part of its broader strategy in the crisis around the Chad lake. This project will focus on 500 of the most vulnerable households (3500 people) in Diffa.
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Grant for United Nations Relief and Works Agency 2016 -2018
Project: provide humanitarian aid to Palestinian refugees and to develop development-oriented activities for them. Beneficiary: UNRWA Duration: 2016-2018 Budget: 150.000 euro On 23 October 2015, the Government of Flanders decided to continue the aid to UNRWA till 2018 with a annually amount of 150,000 euros. Through this support, the Government provides assistance to the affected population in the Palestinian territories and contributes to the post 2015 targets on poverty, food security, health and education.
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United Nations World Food Programme : food aid for Syrian refugees (2014)
Project: food aid for Syrian refugees Beneficiary: World Food Programme Duration: 2014 Budget: 110.000 euro 3 million Syrian refugees are registered in neighboring Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey. The World Food programme helps these refugess through a system of food credits (electronic coupons) so they can buy local food.