SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

There should be full employment. Everyone should be able to access decent work; forced labour and human trafficking should be eradicated. At the same time, the economy in developing countries should grow by at least seven per cent per annum.

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Water for all

Clean water cannot be taken for granted. Water scarcity threatens billions of people. Our infographic highlights the challenges and possible solutions.

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Cooperating in diversity – every day

Security cannot be achieved single-handedly. GIZ supports reconstruction in Ukraine and Syria, promotes dialogue in the Sahel region and strengthens cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. Because development is pivotal for peace.
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A global partner for strong markets

Access to new markets, fair trade, reliable supply chains and raw materials networks: how countries worldwide, local people and German and European businesses benefit from GIZ’s work.
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Global opportunities through AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing work, the economy and society. It also has enormous potential in international cooperation. Our infographic shows where this potential lies.

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Baking in Antananarivo, Welding in Kharkiv

From a bakery in Madagascar to a welding course in a war zone: How German master craftspeople are sharing their expertise with others abroad.
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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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