Belgium's development co-operation policy is set out in the 2013 Law on Development Co-operation, which identifies as main policy priorities: equal access to basic services, including health, education, food security, and social protection; climate change and environment; gender equality; support to civil society; and private sector development. Belgium's priority countries are evolving in line with its focus on fragility. Belgium focuses its co-operation on LDCs, fragile contexts and humanitarian situations. Its bilateral governmental co-operation prioritises partnerships with fourteen partner countries: Benin, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Belgium is strongly committed to the EU and the multilateral system and actively contributes to ongoing discussions on sustainable finance for development, including the role of international financial institutions in mobilising resources for climate action. Its peers recognise Belgium's dialogue with partner governments on human rights and governance issues. Belgium’s commitment to global citizenship education reflects its focus on addressing global issues.