The coalition agreement has been signed between the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and UN-Habitat to close the gap in sustainable urban development.
With a contribution of one million euros in core funding, the German Government aims to support partner countries in their rapidly advancing urbanisation and to work politically and financially to strengthen the United Nations (UN).
“I thank the Government of Germany for this decision to contribution one million Euros to the organization’s core funding and invite other member states to follow suit. UN-Habitat needs your support to close the gap in sustainable urban development.” Mentioned UN-Habitat's Executive Director, Maimunah Mood Sharif.
During a meeting in Berlin, State Secretary Niels Annen and Executive Director Sharif also discussed UNITAC Hamburg's upcoming projects to be financed with BMZ funds.
"Cities are central to a socially just transformation of our way of life and economy. Whether housing, working, resource consumption, climate change, social cohesion or economic advancement - almost all of humanity's future issues are decided in cities. As the central UN organisation for sustainable urban development, UN-Habitat is an important multilateral partner for German development policy." Said Niels Annen, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Read the full press release here.