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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Anna Sophie Herken

3 questions for Anna Sophie Herken

‘No country can solve the global crises alone’

GIZ Managing Director Anna Sophie Herken on her inner compass, issues close to her heart and the importance of international cooperation.

Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel

3 Fragen an Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel

„Die globalen Krisen kann kein Land allein lösen“

GIZ Management Board Chair Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel on his inner compass, issues close to his heart and the importance of international cooperation

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Integrated Company Report 2024

Forward thinking for greater impact

To develop integrated solutions, we prioritise international cooperation and comprehensive strategies.

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Integrated Company Report 2024

GIZ works

Every year, we collect data on what we have been able to change together with our commissioning parties and partners. Looking back on 2024, it is clear once again that our work produces results.

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Integrated Company Report 2024

Achieving more with the private sector

Strong partnerships are becoming even more important for us. Cooperation with the private sector in particular is playing an increasingly significant role.

Integrated Company Report 2024

Fit for the labour market – in our partner countries and in Germany

In Senegal, GIZ supports the training of young skilled workers through networked projects: effective training aligned with labour market needs.

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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