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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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.

Topic

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.

Topic

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.

Report

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.

Eine Frau mit blonden, lockigen Haaren steht auf einem Balkon, trägt ein schwarzes, gemustertes Spitzenoberteil und lächelt leicht, im Hintergrund ist üppiges tropisches Grün mit Blüten und einem bewölkten Himmel zu sehen.

Hello from Niamey

I’m Natalie Naeser. I work for GIZ in Niger, where I manage the Sahel Resilience Strengthening project.

Interview

‘Every woman has the right to a self-determined life’

Sara Nuru rose to fame as a winner of Germany’s Next Top Model. She is now a successful entrepreneur, supporting women in Ethiopia. In 2018, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) appointed Sara Nuru as an ambassador for fair trade. In this interview for akzente, she reports on how her own association, nuruWomen, is supporting economic independence for women.

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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