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SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Global challenges can only be overcome through joint action. That is why partnerships are needed at many levels. All countries and stakeholders – public and private – should play their part. Donor countries should make 0.7 per cent of their gross national income available for poorer countries.

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Conflict-free from mine to market

Sourcing raw materials responsibly is possible thanks to the first conflict-free tin supply chain in Uganda. Not only the European economy benefits, but also the local community.
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‘Challenges do not stop at national borders’

In the Sahel, GIZ, the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF are working together in the same communities. In this interview, Abdrahamane Karimou Issa explains how this cooperation is changing the everyday lives of families in Chad - and why it is important not only for the region, but beyond its borders.
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Research without borders

Researching together, protecting together: GIZ supports improved access to vaccines by strengthening the global South and while also benefiting Germany. A visit to scientists in Germany and Ghana who work side by side.

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Faster customs clearance with GIZ

Digital processes speed up customs clearance worldwide. This benefits German companies, consumers and producers in the partner countries.

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‘As both a German and a Syrian, I can build bridges’

Aladdin Abdin returned from Germany to Syria and now holds a senior position at the Syrian Ministry of Health. One year after the fall of Assad, this interviews looks at the Syrian health system and the opportunities presented by international cooperation. 

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Agenda 2030

Nothing less than the ‘transformation of our world’ is at the centre of the 2030 Agenda. Economic progress worldwide should be in harmony with social justice and the protection of natural resources.

Since its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015, the 2030 Agenda, together with the Paris Climate Agreement, has been the guiding principle of German development cooperation and the overarching framework to which GIZ aligns its work.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations

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