Gender equality is an essential precondition for a human rights-based, socially just, economically and ecologically sustainable development of democratic societies. Yet people around the world are still affected by gender-specific discrimination and excluded from equal participation in public and political life. In order to actively combat this, German Development Cooperation is actively engaged in promoting gender equality.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on "Women, Peace and Security". This groundbreaking resolution addresses for the first time the…
On the 27 October 2020, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) hosted a virtual launch of the Action Network on Forced Displacement.