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Action Contre La Faim

🇪🇺 FRANCERegistered 15/04 staff
Disclosed budget
€660,000,000
Meetings 12mo
4
Policy files
0
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Recent meetings

DateCommissioner / CabinetTopicFile
27 Mar 2026
Lora Borissova
Cabinet member
• Refugees • Africa • Democratic Republic of Congo • Humanitarian and development assistance
27 Mar 2026
Lora Borissova
Cabinet member
• Refugees • Africa • Democratic Republic of Congo • Humanitarian and development assistanceSRC
03 Dec 2025
Antonio Malta Reis
Cabinet member
Agriculture and food security in African Union (AU) European Union (EU) relations
03 Dec 2025
Antonio Malta Reis
Cabinet member
Agriculture and food security in African Union (AU) European Union (EU) relationsSRC
07 Apr 2025
Riccardo Rossi
Cabinet member
Food security
07 Apr 2025
Riccardo Rossi
Cabinet member
Food securitySRC
28 May 2024
Kim-Tobias Eling
Cabinet member
Food security crisis in oPt
28 May 2024
Kim-Tobias Eling
Cabinet member
Food security crisis in oPtSRC
02 Jun 2023
Philip Holzapfel
Cabinet member
Situation of international humanitarian NGOs in IoPtSRC
02 Jun 2023
Philip Holzapfel
Cabinet member
Situation of international humanitarian NGOs in IoPt
22 Mar 2023
Olai Voionmaa
Cabinet member
AfghanistanSRC
22 Mar 2023
Olai Voionmaa
Cabinet member
Afghanistan
19 Jan 2022
Kim-Tobias Eling
Cabinet member
Follow-up to Commission Communication of 2021 on humanitarian action
19 Jan 2022
Kim-Tobias Eling
Cabinet member
Follow-up to Commission Communication of 2021 on humanitarian actionSRC
27 Oct 2021
Diana Montero Melis
Cabinet member
UN Food System Summit and Nutrition for Growth Summit
27 Oct 2021
Diana Montero Melis
Cabinet member
UN Food System Summit and Nutrition for Growth SummitSRC
21 Oct 2021
Renaud Savignat
Cabinet member
Commissioner Urpilainen's meeting with Scaling Up Nutrition ("SUN") Youth Leaders
21 Oct 2021
Renaud Savignat
Cabinet member
Commissioner Urpilainen's meeting with Scaling Up Nutrition ("SUN") Youth LeadersSRC
08 Oct 2021
Lora Borissova
Cabinet member
Africa-EU partnership
08 Oct 2021
Renaud Savignat
Cabinet member
Africa-EU partnership
08 Oct 2021
Lora Borissova
Cabinet member
Africa-EU partnershipSRC
08 Oct 2021
Renaud Savignat
Cabinet member
Africa-EU partnershipSRC
30 Sept 2020
Diana Montero Melis
Cabinet member
hunger and malnutrition in partner countriesSRC
30 Sept 2020
Diana Montero Melis
Cabinet member
hunger and malnutrition in partner countries
11 Sept 2020
Renaud Savignat
Cabinet member
EU Global Health StrategySRC

Mission & Goals

Action contre la Faim (ACF) was founded by a group of prominent French figures in response to the emergency caused by Afghan refugees fleeing to Pakistan to escape fighting in 1979, with the aim of eradicating hunger in a more global, lasting and effective way worldwide. While the fight against hunger had previously been integrated into more general humanitarian action (the fight against poverty, promoting better health, etc.), ACF’s founder members created an organisation specializing in the problems associated with hunger. ACF’s mission consists of saving lives via the prevention, detection and treatment of malnutrition, in particular during and following disasters and conflicts. The organisation focuses its activities on an integrated approach, taking various aspects into account: Nutrition, health and healthcare practices Food security and livelihoods Water, sanitation and hygiene Advocacy and awareness-raising In 2015, ACF-Internation (...)

EU Legislative Interests

La consultation publique sur le prochain Cadre financier pluriannuel (MFF) – lancée le 12 février 2025 Public Consultations on the EU’s next long-term budget (MFF) - European Commission Les conclusions du Conseil du 16 décembre 2024 sur le renforcement du soutien de l’équipe Europe à la sécurité alimentaire et à la nutrition mondiales The Council of the European Union adopts conclusions on “Stepping up Team Europe’s support to global food security and nutrition” | EEAS La résolution du Parlement européen du 7 mai 2025 sur un budget à long terme rénové pour l’Union dans un monde en mutation REPORT on a revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world | A10-0076/2025 | European Parliament La 3e réunion ministérielle UE-UA du 21 mai 2025 – communiqué conjoint et rapport préliminaire de suivi 3rd EU-AU Ministerial Meeting, 21 May 2025 - Joint communiqué and Preliminary Monitoring Report - Consilium Nutrition et sécurité alimentaire Stratégie "De la ferme à la table" : Vise à garantir un système alimentaire équitable, sain et respectueux de l’environnement. Elle inclut des mesures sur l’étiquetage nutritionnel, la réduction des pesticides, et la lutte contre le gaspillage alimentaire Santé et pratiques de soins de santé Programme "L’UE pour la santé" (EU4Health) : Financement de projets pour renforcer les systèmes de santé, améliorer la prévention, la santé mentale, et la préparation aux crises WASH (Eau, Assainissement et Hygiène) Directive sur l’eau potable (révisée) : Améliore l’accès à une eau de qualité pour tous, en particulier les groupes vulnérables. Fonds de cohésion et politique de cohésion : Financement d’infrastructures d’assainissement et d’eau potable dans les régions moins développées. Moyens de subsistance Fonds social européen Plus (FSE+) : Soutient l’emploi, la formation, l’inclusion sociale et la lutte contre la pauvreté. Initiatives pour l’économie sociale et solidaire : Encouragent les modèles économiques durables et inclusifs. Plaidoyer et gouvernance participative Consultations publiques de la Commission européenne : Permettent aux citoyens et ONG d’influencer les politiques. Soutien aux ONG et à la société civile : Financement via des programmes comme "Citoyens, égalité, droits et valeurs". Aide humanitaire ECHO (Direction générale de la protection civile et des opérations d’aide humanitaire européennes) : Coordonne l’aide humanitaire de l’UE dans les crises mondiales. Règlement sur le mécanisme de protection civile de l’UE : Renforce la capacité de réponse rapide aux catastrophes naturelles et sanitaires. Autres: Joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission, 2017/C 210/01 (OJ C 210, 30.6.2017) Humanitarian Aid Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/96) Regulation (EU) 2021/947 (9 June 2021) establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI–GE)

Communication Activities

Today, Action contre la Faim has become one of the most important humanitarian organizations fighting hunger in the world. Thanks to the coordinated action of the five HQs of Action contre la Faim, the association is currently represented in around 50 countries. Our main advocacy initiative towards the EU is through our Generation Nutrition coalition.

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

VOICE, http://www.ngovoice.org/ CONCORD, http://www.concordeurope.org/ GHA, http://www.ghadvocates.eu/en/nutrition/ ICVA

Organisation Members

Réseau Action Contre la Faim: - Action Contre la Faim France - Action Against Hunger - UK - Action Against Hunger - USA - Action Against Hunger - Canada - Accion Contra el Hambre - Espagne - Aktion Gegen den Hunger - Allemagne - Action Against Hunger - India