At GIZ, we work with our partners on a broad range of issues, from supporting communities in Türkiye that are hosting refugees to promoting digital transformation in Rwanda. We develop practical training programmes in Jordan and help rice farmers in Thailand to become more resilient to the effects of climate change. All of these projects are doing their part to help achieve the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The United Nations member states adopted the 2030 Agenda in September 2015. It calls for the transformation of our world. Its aim is to reconcile global economic progress with social justice and the conservation of natural resources. And no one is to be left behind.
The 2030 Agenda is an important benchmark for GIZ. It is an integral part of the planning, implementation and monitoring of all projects. Learn more about what specifically our projects are doing to help realise the 2030 Agenda under ‘Our work’.
At the SDG Summit in September 2023, the progress made on implementing the 2030 Agenda at the halfway mark was sobering: only 12 per cent of targets are on track to be achieved. Progress is modest on half of the SDGs, and on 30 per cent it has stalled or gone into reverse. This is partly due to worsening climate change and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine causing an additional setback. Failings on the part of industrialised nations, which share responsibility for implementing the 2030 Agenda, also contribute to the sobering performance.
At GIZ, we strive every day to provide new impetus for the SDGs, and will continue to do so with determination, alongside our national and international partners. Five principles guide our actions:
To achieve sustainable development, every country needs to change. The 2030 Agenda therefore applies universally to all countries of the world – developing countries, emerging economies and industrialised nations alike.
Leave no one behind
All human beings should be able to lead a dignified life, free from poverty and hunger. In the future, no one should be left behind or excluded from social development.
Integrated approach
The SDGs are indivisible and balance the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental.
Shared responsibility
To protect our planet’s natural resources and promote prosperity and peace, a new understanding of global cooperation and partnership is needed. Governments, business, civil society groups, citizens, and the scientific and academic community will all play their part in this.
Accountability
Implementation of the 2030 Agenda is reviewed at the national, regional and global levels. Regular progress reports are required.
»The 2030 Agenda is indispensable as an action plan for transforming our world. To implement it, a significant joint effort from the global community is still needed. At GIZ, we take an integrated approach and work with partners across sectors to make specific contributions to the achievement of the SDGs through all of our projects.«
Julia Iversen, Head of the Competence Centre for Democracy, Digital Governance and Cities and coordinator for work on the 2030 Agenda at GIZ
Mobilising funds for work on the SDGs while at the same time strengthening Namibia’s financial ecosystem: This is what we achieved with the 2030 Implementation Initiative, a programme carried out by GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to support countries in implementing the 2030 Agenda. For example, we have reformed the Namibian tax administration system in such a way that tax policy and actual tax collection are now conducted independently of each other. A new tax authority, the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA), was established for this purpose under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance in 2021. Since then, Namibia has exceeded its tax collection targets every year and therefore has more money to work towards its development goals. Moreover, the country is now able to comply with international tax regulations.
»Last year, our Agency collected NAD 86.5 billion in gross revenue and refunded NAD 10 billion to deserving taxpayers. With GIZ’s support in policy development, process re-engineering, and capacity building for auditors and tax investigators, we are strengthening our domestic resource mobilisation capacity, thereby supporting our government in funding the SDGs.«
Sam Shivute, Commissioner of the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA)
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