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Egypt
German Development Minister Dirk Niebel ends visit to Egypt: Highlight on Egypt's economic potential
Berlin, 16.07.2010
PRINCIPLES AND AIMS
Reduce poverty worldwide – protect the natural environment – build peace and realise democracy – promote equitable forms of globalisation
The development policy of the Federal Republic of Germany is an independent area of German foreign policy. It is formulated by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and carried out by the implementing organisations. The German government sees development policy as a joint responsibility of the international community, with Germany making effective and high-profile contributions. Germany has pledged to take an active part in realising the goals set out in the Millennium Declaration, the Monterrey Consensus and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation. more
ISSUES AND PRIORITIES
Water – key to realising the Millennium Development Goals
At the start of the 21st century 900 million people – around one seventh of the world population – lack access to clean potable water. Some 2.5 billion are without basic sanitation facilities. Water scarcity and poor water quality are among the chief causes of poverty, disease and environmental degradation. In the face of world population growth, increasing urbanisation and industrialisation and emerging climate change, it is becoming increasingly difficult to provide and maintain adequate water supplies. One of the targets of the seventh Millennium Development Goal (Ensure environmental sustainability) is to "halve by 2015 the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation". more
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