BMZ special feature on Germany's 2020 Council Presidency
The message is: Europe is extending a helping hand. For poor countries, too.
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Lebanon
A small country facing enormous challenges
Lebanon is facing extreme challenges: on 4 August 2020, a terrible explosion ripped through the port of Beirut leaving more than 200 people dead and injuring thousands. The port was destroyed by the explosion and even buildings a great distance away were damaged, meaning that as many as 300,000 people could be left homeless. The explosion was triggered by a fire in a warehouse where more than 2,700 tonnes of an explosive substance were being stored with no thought to safety considerations. more
Web portal: Healthy DEvelopments
The web portal Healthy DEvelopments is online at health.bmz.de. This microsite showcases Germany's commitment to health and social protection in partner countries world-wide. It covers news from German-supported programmes and relevant conferences as well as innovative methods and tools, good practices and topics for discussion by health and social protection exports. Since the portal aims to reach interested development practitioners worldwide it reports in English rather than in German. And for each of its news items, tools and videos, it invites visitors to comment, thus providing a platform for lively debate on current challenges and promising practices for partner countries' health and social protection systems.
Curious? Check it out at Healthy DEvelopments
Our issues page
Poverty, education, democracy, displacement, health, climate protection, social standards, the economy – German development policy covers a wide range of topics.
To give you a comprehensive overview of the diverse challenges and fields of work of development cooperation, we have compiled a keyword register for you. You can reach it via the navigation point "Issues", above in the grey navigation bar or find the overview page here.
20.08.2012 - Anti-corruption and integrity in German development policy
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Leadership
The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is led by
- Dr Gerd Müller Federal Minister
The Federal Minister is supported by
- Dr Maria Flachsbarth Parliamentary State Secretary
- Norbert Barthle Parliamentary State Secretary
- Martin Jäger State Secretary
The 2030 Agenda
On 25 September 2015, the UN Summit in New York adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Agenda's 17 goals are designed to help all people around the world live in dignity.
The current crises impressively demonstrate just how important this is. For all people to be able to live in peace and without poverty, all states must work together to improve the situation of people and the environment.
Detailed information on Agenda 2030 and its implementation can be found here and on the website globalgoals.org.
Marshall Plan in action
The BMZ is in the process of rethinking its cooperation with the countries of Africa. From the Marshall Plan with Africa a new partnership between Africa and Europe can now emerge, which goes far beyond the traditional, project-based development cooperation.
The aim of the BMZ is to strengthen the development capacity of African states. Because many of the global challenges facing all of us can only be tackled with a strong Africa that generates jobs and wealth through sustainable economic growth. Here you can see some examples of how the Marshall Plan with Africa is being implemented.
