SDG 2: Zero Hunger

Everyone should have enough to eat and have access to a healthy and balanced diet. Food should be produced in a more sustainable way and the income of small farmers should grow.

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Drei lächelnde Menschen stehen an einem kleinen Karren, auf dem mehrere Ziegen transportiert werden.

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28.01.2026

‘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.

A woman installs an air conditioning system

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30.10.2025

A green revolution: 30 years of protecting the ozone and climate with natural coolants

70 per cent of the world’s refrigerators now use sustainable natural cooling technology. It all began with technology from the former East Germany.

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16.10.2025

‘The fight against hunger can only be won if the world stands shoulder to shoulder’

In conversation with Ralf Sanftenberg: how international cooperation contributes to fighting hunger worldwide

Leaning over a reed mat, four women make cheese from goat’s milk.

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15.10.2025

Better prospects for people in the Sahel region

We work for stable living conditions in the Sahel region to give millions of people a better future.

A woman stands in a field of crops and smiles.

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10.10.2025

Achieving food security for displaced persons thanks to settled land rights

GIZ supports secure access to land for displaced persons in Uganda. This reduces conflict, strengthens security of supply and creates opportunities.

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Africa’s path to fairer land rights

Secure land rights promote development and stability. Together with the African Union, GIZ is taking action to drive sustainable progress on land issues.

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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