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Stimulus for new ideas
Dirk Niebel concludes: "BMZ Advisory Council on Innovation has proven to be a success"
16.04.2013 — Yesterday and today the BMZ Advisory Council on Innovation, which was set up just one-and-a-half years ago, met for the fourth time.
more - Dirk Niebel concludes: "BMZ Advisory Council on Innovation has proven to be a success"
Cooperation with the private sector
"New impulses for a strong partnership" – German industry's 13th Latin America Conference
16.04.2013 — The Conference took place today in Berlin. Dirk Niebel was also at the Conference, as was Rafael Correa, the President of the Republic of Ecuador, who is currently on a visit to Germany.
more - "New impulses for a strong partnership" – German industry's 13th Latin America Conference
Poverty reduction
Niebel supports comprehensive change at World Bank
19.04.2013 — Dirk Niebel left for Washington this morning, where he will be taking part in the World Bank Spring Meeting today and tomorrow.
more - Niebel supports comprehensive change at World Bank
Development partnerships
Send in applications now: Ideas competition for companies
15.05.2013 — Today the second develoPPP.de ideas competition in 2013 opens. It offers companies the opportunity to benefit from financial support and expert advice from the BMZ.
more - Send in applications now: Ideas competition for companies
Mali
Dirk Niebel announces 100 million euros in support at the Mali donor conference in Brussels
15.05.2013 — An international Mali donor conference is taking place in Brussels today under the joint chairmanship of the EU, France and Mali.
Mineral Resource Initiative
Raw materials partnership with Mongolia is making good progress
08.05.2013 — Dr. Bernhard Heitzer, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi), and Gudrun Kopp held talks with high-ranking Mongolian government officials.
more - Raw materials partnership with Mongolia is making good progress
Mongolia
Breathing life into the German-Mongolian Raw Materials Partnership
06.05.2013 — The second meeting of the German-Mongolian intergovernmental working group of the raw materials partnership with Mongolia is being held in Ulan Bator on 8 May 2013.
more - Breathing life into the German-Mongolian Raw Materials Partnership
Visit to Tunisia
In Tunisia, State Secretary Beerfeltz meets with young people and signs second debt swap instalment
02.05.2013 — On the third day of his visit to Tunisia, Hans-Jürgen Beerfeltz opened a BMZ event that was part of the "Development Policy Forum" series.
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German Development Media Awards – Closing date is 31 May 2013
02.05.2013 — The Awards are meant to honour journalists worldwide for outstanding work on topics related to human rights and development.
more - German Development Media Awards – Closing date is 31 May 2013
Food security
Dirk Niebel visits UN organisations in Rome
30.04.2013 — Today in Rome Development Minister Niebel will visit the three most important UN specialised agencies for rural development and food security, FAO, WFP and IFAD.
Strong cooperation
State Secretary Beerfeltz leaves for visit to Tunisia, promises that Germany will stand by Tunisia
30.04.2013 — Beerfeltz will have political talks and will also use his visit as an opportunity to get a first-hand impression of the current status of development cooperation between Germany and Tunisia.
Joint press release
Dovetailing external economic promotion and development cooperation – a win win policy
25.04.2013 — The Federal Foreign Office, the Federal Ministry of Economics and the BMZ will open the 4th regional conference on closer dovetailing of external economic promotion and development cooperation.
Child health
Hans-Jürgen Beerfeltz represents Germany at Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi
25.04.2013 — The Summit focuses on two issues. It will highlight the crucial role of vaccines and immunisation systems for child health, and it will seek to generate even more support for polio eradication.
more - Hans-Jürgen Beerfeltz represents Germany at Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi
Regional cooperation
Dirk Niebel at the 4th Business Conference on Central Asia at the DIHK in Berlin
22.04.2013 — "This conference underlines once again Germany's huge interest in the economic and socially successful, peaceful and open development of a region with enormous future opportunities.
more - Dirk Niebel at the 4th Business Conference on Central Asia at the DIHK in Berlin
Annual Meeting
Following World Bank Meeting, Niebel calls for support for Kim's reform course
21.04.2013 — Today, German Development Minister Dirk Niebel will return from this year's World Bank Spring Meeting, which was held in Washington and focused on the institution's strategic reorientation.
more - Following World Bank Meeting, Niebel calls for support for Kim's reform course
Poverty reduction
Niebel supports comprehensive change at World Bank
19.04.2013 — Dirk Niebel left for Washington this morning, where he will be taking part in the World Bank Spring Meeting today and tomorrow.
more - Niebel supports comprehensive change at World Bank
Cooperation with the private sector
"New impulses for a strong partnership" – German industry's 13th Latin America Conference
16.04.2013 — The Conference took place today in Berlin. Dirk Niebel was also at the Conference, as was Rafael Correa, the President of the Republic of Ecuador, who is currently on a visit to Germany.
more - "New impulses for a strong partnership" – German industry's 13th Latin America Conference
Stimulus for new ideas
Dirk Niebel concludes: "BMZ Advisory Council on Innovation has proven to be a success"
16.04.2013 — Yesterday and today the BMZ Advisory Council on Innovation, which was set up just one-and-a-half years ago, met for the fourth time.
more - Dirk Niebel concludes: "BMZ Advisory Council on Innovation has proven to be a success"
Development partnerships
Send in applications now: Ideas competition for companies
15.05.2013 — Today the second develoPPP.de ideas competition in 2013 opens. It offers companies the opportunity to benefit from financial support and expert advice from the BMZ.
more - Send in applications now: Ideas competition for companies
Mali
Dirk Niebel announces 100 million euros in support at the Mali donor conference in Brussels
15.05.2013 — An international Mali donor conference is taking place in Brussels today under the joint chairmanship of the EU, France and Mali.
Mineral Resource Initiative
Raw materials partnership with Mongolia is making good progress
08.05.2013 — Dr. Bernhard Heitzer, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi), and Gudrun Kopp held talks with high-ranking Mongolian government officials.
more - Raw materials partnership with Mongolia is making good progress
German Development Media Awards
Since 1975, Germany's Development Ministry has been awarding journalists who have heightened the public's awareness of development policy matters through their outstanding reporting. This year, the jury will for the first time also invite journalists from abroad to apply, thus making the German Development Media Awards an international prize. This means that not only German journalists but also journalists from Africa, Asia, the Middle East/North Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe can apply for an award.
Journalists may submit reports that have appeared in the print media or online, or have been aired on radio or television. To be eligible for an award, the entry must deal with topics relating to human rights and development, and it must have been published or broadcast for the first time between 1 January 2012 and 31 May 2013. Entries must be submitted by 31 May 2013.
Detailed information on how to apply can be found on the
Deutsche Welle broadcasting corporation's website.
Publication
Fighting Poverty More Effectively – Worldwide
Overcoming poverty and its causes is still a key global challenge. The BMZ's Cross-Sectoral Strategy on Poverty Reduction (PDF 1.8 MB, accessible) sets out in more concrete terms the political objectives and frame of reference for this area of development cooperation. It supplements and operationalises the overarching "Minds for Change – Enhancing Opportunities" strategy and complements existing, relevant sector strategy papers adopted by the BMZ.
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Leadership
The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is led by
- Dirk Niebel
Federal Minister - Gudrun Kopp
Parliamentary State Secretary - Hans-Jürgen Beerfeltz
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