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The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH works worldwide for a future worth living. Together with our partners, we create opportunities and sustainably improve people’s lives. Through our networks, we turn international agendas into action – with a global vision and local impact.

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‘International engagement serves German interests’

Wolfgang Stefinger, Chairman of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development (AwZ), advocates for strategic partnerships and greater economic engagement in Africa.
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GIZ opens country office in Syria

Years of trust and close cooperation are enabling GIZ to support Syria’s reconstruction quickly: Working closely with Syrian civil society and the diaspora, GIZ is also opening the door to new partnerships, including with German businesses.

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Integrated Company Report 2025

Only through joint efforts can we meet the complex challenges of today´s world and together build a sustainable future.

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‘Cuts to the development budget are a mistake’

Marcel Fratzscher believes that investing in the Global South is just as important as investing in Germany. The President of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) says that without open markets and international partnerships, our prosperity will decline.

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‘International cooperation is a matter of good sense’

UNICEF and GIZ have been working together for around 15 years. This is particularly beneficial in crisis regions, explains Verena Knaus. As the head of UNICEF in Berlin, she is responsible for the partnership with Germany.

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‘International engagement serves German interests’

Wolfgang Stefinger, Chairman of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development (AwZ), advocates for strategic partnerships and greater economic engagement in Africa.
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A man in a blue suit with a pink tie speaks while gesturing at a lectern in a parliamentary chamber.
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With electric buses and new trains: we are moving towns and cities in a new direction

Low-emission, inclusive mobility also works well in the rapidly growing metropolises in the Global South. This is demonstrated by the Transport and Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI): To mark its tenth anniversary, among other things, the initiative is looking back at success in 120 cities and ringing in the next chapter: more transport on the tracks.
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Investigations into Yemen concluded

GIZ Management Board: ‘We have conducted a comprehensive and thorough review of the incidents in Yemen, taken appropriate action and significantly tightened our internal control system.’

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Researching together, protecting together: Germany’s Federal President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, saw for himself the work of Ghanaian and German scientists on vaccine development during a visit to Ghana. The GIZ has connected experts from the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine with those from the Institute of Virology at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
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