SDG 5: Gender Equality

By 2030, all forms of discrimination against women and girls everywhere should be ended. Instead, women and girls should have equal opportunities to participate in political, economic and public life.

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Trainees prepped and ready

The German skilled trades sector needs trainees and skilled workers – GIZ cooperates with small and medium-sized enterprises to connect German companies with motivated trainees from selected countries. In Jordan, the first group of talented young people have completed their preparation for vocational training in Germany.

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07.11.2025

Climate-friendly cooking

Kenya and Senegal show how states can achieve their climate targets while improving the lives of millions of people.

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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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.

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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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Skilled workers from Kerala for Wolfratshausen

How an Indian nurse and a district hospital in the foothills of the German Alps came together: Triple Win explained – experience with placing skilled workers.

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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