SDG 17

SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

All forms of violence and the number of victims thereof should be significantly reduced. This also applies to child abuse. At the same time, the rule of law should be promoted at national and international level and corruption prevented.

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Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel
Interview

‘Our work is more important than ever’

Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, Chair of the Management Board of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, on Germany’s global responsibility and how international cooperation also achieves results in Germany

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Top trio for human rights

2024 all three regional human rights courts were led by women, namely Nancy Hernández López in the Americas, Síofra O’Leary in Europe and Imani Daud Aboud in Africa. This was a first and sent a strong signal for legal systems and equal participation worldwide. GIZ supports the dialogue forum of the three human rights courts. 

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Illustration of three women
Interview

‘Inspiring women’

The women presidents of the three regional human rights courts in an interview: Imani Daud Aboud from Africa, Nancy Hernández López from the Americas and Síofra O’Leary from Europe on women in the judiciary, role models and cooperation across continents

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Two women walking on the beach with their backs to the viewer
Feature

Voices of and for women

Women journalists in Iraq speak candidly about what life is like for women in the country.

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Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Human Rights Institute in San José
Report

A driving force behind ‘green’ case law

We visit the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Human Rights Institute in San José, where human rights, nature and the environment are viewed in a new light.

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Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Interview

‘Keeping future generations in mind’

An interview with Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, Vice President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights – on climate change, human rights, nature and a common understanding across continents.

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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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