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Establishment of the International
Economic Cooperation
Development Fund
In the 1980s, Taiwan had become a newly Establishing sustainable
industrialized country. Taiwan not only partnerships
supported the economic development The TaiwanICDF is celebrating its 20th
of its partner nations in line with its anniversary in 2016. This year also marks
pragmatic diplomatic policy, but also further the conclusion of the MDGs and the official
strengthened bilateral trade and economic launch of the Sustainable Development
ties through economic cooperation. Thus, Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations. The
the International Economic Cooperation TaiwanICDF will continue to pay close
Development Fund (IECDF) was established attention to the latest issues in international
in 1989. cooperation development, and strengthen
partnerships between the public and
private sectors to leverage the use of
available resources and maximize synergy
in project implementation. We will continue
to share Taiwan’s development experience
with our allied and friendly countries and
the international community, and pursue
sustainable partnerships.

Establishment of the
TaiwanICDF
In the 1990s, international aid was
increasingly linked to development and
cooperation between partners. Aiming
to effectively consolidate all foreign aid Echoing the United Nations
resources, the International Cooperation Millennium Development Goals
and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) was In 2000, the UN Millennium Declaration
established in 1996, and subsequently set out eight Millennium Development
incorporated the operations of the CITC Goals (MDGs), committing nations to a
and the IECDF. The establishment of the new global partnership towards balanced
TaiwanICDF as a dedicated professional development. To ensure that our operations
development assistance organization address the international needs of
opened a new era to enable Taiwan to sustainable development, the TaiwanICDF
implement a professional, transparent and internalized the spirit of the MDGs into its
effective foreign aid policy that is in line with organizational strategies through concrete
international trends. actions. As well, we implemented projects
by drawing on our technical strengths
and advantages. In addition, we have
developed a professional and results-
oriented approach toward cooperation and
development, working with our partner
countries in planning and executing
cooperation projects to improve aid
effectiveness. We also actively participated
in international development cooperation
programs of international organizations and
INGOs to develop diverse partnerships.

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