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Agile or fragile

What cities will look like in the future, depends heavily on the right management.

Learning for the future

Booming Viet Nam reforms TVET taking the German system as an example

Germany’s EU Council presidency

Current Topics

Economic development and employment

‘Viet Nam is at a crossroads’

How training based on the German model aims to help the Asian country reach the next level of economic development. An interview with Jürgen Hartwig, Manager of GIZ’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Viet Nam programme.

Governance and democracy

‘Mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic’

Economist Siegfried Leffler has been Director of the GIZ Representation in Brussels since 2016. He manages GIZ’s cooperation activities with the institutions of the EU, primarily with the European Commission.

Social development

‘We can only solve this as a global community’

In the Covid-19 pandemic, the German Epidemic Preparedness Team (SEEG) is more vital than ever. Read an interview about the task force’s work.

Highlights

CITIES

The future is urban

Cities have a key role to play in efforts to meet climate and development goals. GIZ advises municipalities and supports public involvement in decision-making.

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‘Sustainability remains a key issue’

Ashok-Alexander Sridharan is the Mayor of Bonn. He wants the city of his birth to be carbon-neutral by 2035.

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Blessing or curse?

Never before have so many people lived in cities. Facts and figures from the big-city jungle.

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Agile or fragile

What cities will look like in the future, depends heavily on the right management.

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Together against flooding

The Indian city of Bhubaneswar is working to curb flooding and unblock drains.

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The future is urban

Cities have a key role to play in efforts to meet climate and development goals. GIZ advises municipalities and supports public involvement in decision-making.

‘Sustainability remains a key issue’

Ashok-Alexander Sridharan is the Mayor of Bonn. He wants the city of his birth to be carbon-neutral by 2035.

Blessing or curse?

Never before have so many people lived in cities. Facts and figures from the big-city jungle.

Regions

South America

"It really paid off"

Verónica Nuñez the 24-year-old product designer from Peru completed a German-style course of dual training.

North and Central America

Dreams you can touch

As they look for alternatives to migration, young people in El Salvador now receive support with vocational training, finding employment and personal development.

Asia

‘Viet Nam is at a crossroads’

More than 10 million people from Central Asia migrate to Russia every year in search of work. The lives of millions of families depend on their remittance. Find out more about GIZ and labour migration here. ©GIZ/ Elyor Nematov

This photo story consist of two series: ‘I am a Foreigner’ and ‘Father comes tomorrow’ by Elyor Nematov. The inspiration for the project arose when his father and brother were working abroad in Russia. ©GIZ/ EN

‘Father comes tomorrow’ is a common phrase that millions of children hear when they ask ‘Where is my father? When will he come back home? ’ Mothers, grandmothers and older siblings use this phrase over and over again. And no one knows when this ‘tomorrow’ will actually arrive. ©GIZ/ EN

Families are waiting while their loved ones are trying to make ends meet in Russia. Many children grow up without their fathers while many women are left to raise the children on their own. ©GIZ/ EN

Labour migrants often return to their home country with new and more advanced skills. Many of them have gained valuable professional experience and additional professional skills during their time abroad. ©GIZ/ EN

Yet returnees lack the support they need to seek recognition of skills acquired abroad and to strategically use these skills to start a business or find work. ©GIZ/ EN ‘<a href="https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/52739.html" target="_blank">Skills for Reintegration</a>’ provides support for the return and reintegration of refugees and IDPs, focusing in particular on developing skills that will improve employability.

‘<a href="https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/52739.html" target="_blank">Skills for Reintegration</a>’ provides support for the return and reintegration of refugees and IDPs, focusing in particular on developing skills that will improve employability.

‘Skills for Reintegration’ provides support for the return and reintegration of refugees and IDPs, focusing in particular on developing skills that will improve employability.

In Kyrgyzstan, the project focuses on the validation and certification of informally acquired skills as well as on supporting returning migrants’ entrepreneurial ambitions and on facilitating direct match-making between employers and jobseekers. ©GIZ/ EN

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Regions

I am a foreigner - Capturing Kyrgyz labour migration