The funds, to promote development in the country, are contributions from the United States, Spain, Germany, Canada, Japan, China, Netherlands and Italy, as well as the World Food Programme, the Inter American Development Bank, the Andean Development Corporation,  the United Nations Development Programme and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Bogotá, June 5 (SP). In 2009, the Presidential Agency Acción Social has signed agreements, with new sources of international cooperation, for 115.7 million dollars to promote development in the country.

39% of this aid will be use for reconciliation and governability, 34% to fight the drug trafficking world problem and environment protection, and 25% to accomplish the millennium’s development goals.

That was reported by the International Cooperation Direction of the Presidential Agency Acción Social.

These new agreements were signed by the United States, Spain, Germany, Canada, Japan, China, Netherlands and Italy, as well as the World Food Programme, the Inter American Development Bank (IADB), the Andean Development Corporation (CAF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

During 2009, the south-south cooperation, between countries with similar conditions of development, has made five activities: two with Honduras about education alternatives and public policies for childhood and families. With Costa Rica to strength institutional access to genetic resources and distribution of benefits; with Guatemala to identify markets for craftwork and with Chile for the groundwork of a Triangle Technical Cooperation Project for Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Paraguay and Haiti.