The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development is responsible for achieving gender equality at an international level, in keeping with the commitment made by Germany in numerous agreements and international declarations. The Ministry works: to eliminate obstacles preventing women from participating in economic life; to integrate women' s rights and the gender approach in international development cooperation; to take into account the needs of women in the fight against HIV; to guarantee women their right to sexual and reproductive self-determination; and to eradicate all forms of violence against women.
This platform is part of the Axis 1 "Strengthening the capacities of equality actors" of the Priority Solidarity Fund "Women for the future in the Mediterranean" funded by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and led by the European Institute of the Mediterranean, in the framework of the project “Developing Women's Empowerment” labelled by the Union for the Mediterranean.
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