Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development
The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development ( BMZ ) is a Supreme Authority of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has its headquarters in Bonn, the former Federal Chancellery, a second service headquarters are located in Berlin in Europe house.
History
The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation was established in 1961 to pool until then settled in various ministries responsibilities in the field of development cooperation. Ajar it was to the history of the federal government existing Federal Ministry for Affairs of the Marshall Plan, which had the reconstruction of war-torn Europe to the task. Using similar methods now should underdeveloped areas are brought forward. Since January 23, 1993, bears his name still valid Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Tasks and structure
The task of the BMZ is the fundamental conception of the development cooperation of the Federal Republic of Germany, which should also take into account the implementation of democratic principles and human rights in partner countries. Based on these principles objectives and actions agreed in bilateral agreements with partner countries, the results of which are controlled by the Ministry. For the practical implementation of the measures, the so-called implementing organizations and non-governmental organizations are consulted and supported financially.
The BMZ also controls the German contributions to the international, involved in development cooperation organizations such as the European Development Fund, the World Bank and regional development banks and agencies of the United Nations. To coordinate the measures at the international level, the Ministry is working on the boards of organizations.
Because of the global importance of development policy and the underlying policy objectives, the BMZ is represented in the Federal Security Council since 1998.
Tasks of the departments
The Division 1 (16 papers ) is for general administrative tasks and responsible among others for the cooperation with social forces such as NGOs, churches and political foundations for cooperation with the private sector, for citizenship and for development education. Associated with the Head of Department is monitoring the performance and external auditors.
The Division 2 (16 papers ) is responsible for the topics Social development, good governance, human rights, education, health, peace and security. In addition to questions of principle and for the organization of bilateral development cooperation -. , For example, the coordination and integration of all development policies and the management and control of projects and programs in individual countries
Division 3 (13 papers ) is responsible for the development cooperation with the countries and regions in Africa and Latin America as well as for global and sectoral policies. These tasks include, for example, the areas of the Millennium Development Goals, climate change, water, rural development and resource utilization.
Division 4 (13 papers ) is responsible for the development cooperation with Europe and Asia as well as for European and Multilateral Development Cooperation, globalization and trade.
External representation
The BMZ is sending speakers for economic cooperation in partner countries and international organizations in order to coordinate the development work.
The BMZ is sending employees to the following messages: Accra, Addis Ababa, Bamako, Belgrade, Bishkek, Brasilia, Colombo, Dakar, Dar es Salaam, Dhaka, Hanoi, Islamabad, Jakarta, Yaoundé, Kabul, Cairo, Kampala, Kathmandu, Kigali, Kinshasa, La Paz, Lilongwe, Lima, Lusaka, Managua, Maputo, Nairobi, New Delhi, Ouagadougou, Beijing, Phnom Penh, Pretoria, Rabat, Ramallah, Sanaa, Tegucigalpa, Tbilisi, Windhoek.
In addition, the BMZ is represented in the German Permanent Missions to the following international institutions by employees: United Nations ( Geneva and New York), Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris ), European Union (Brussels), Food and Agriculture Organization (Rome), world Food Programme ( Rome), International Fund for Agricultural Development (Rome).
In addition, the BMZ has a permanent presence in the directorates of the World Bank and the African, Asian, Inter-American Development Bank and the Caribbean with its own staff.
Implementing organizations by 2010
The BMZ commissions the implementing organizations with the implementation of the development policies of the federal government. The tasks of these organizations include the implementation of financial cooperation and technical cooperation projects, the preparation and dispatch of German professionals and development workers and development workers and the professional training of specialists and managers from the partner countries.
The individual implementing organizations had developed specialized skills and collaborate with their work in the partner countries together. These include the KfW Development Bank, the German Investment and Development Company (DEG ), the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ ), the German Development Service ( DED) and International Training and Development gGmbH ( InWEnt ). OECD studies laid repeatedly suggested a reform of the implementing organizations due to lack of efficiency and controllability. In the 16th legislature failed under Heidemarie Wieczorek -Zeul a corresponding attempt at reform.
Restructuring in 2011
With effect from 1 January 2011, the German Society for Technical Cooperation ( GTZ), the German Development Service ( DED) and the training company InWEnt merged with the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ ). The new organization should be less people and more managing than the individual organizations before. The reform will also rated positively by the opposition. Overall become the federal budget - in spite of a job structure in the Ministry as well as the establishment of a new service agency - relieved by the restructuring of around 300 jobs.
Objectives
- International goals, Millennium Development Goals ( source BMZ): Proportion of the world population suffering from extreme poverty and hunger in half,
- Give all children a basic education
- Promote gender equality and strengthen women's rights
- Reduce child mortality
- Improve maternal health
- Combat HIV / AIDS, malaria and other communicable diseases
- Improve the protection of the environment
- Develop a global partnership for development
Development cooperation should give you the freedom to shape their own lives and their own responsibility without material hardship people. In this sense, the German Federal Government wants to contribute to its development policy to the fact that globalization is an opportunity for all people. German development cooperation will concentrate primarily on the sectors of education, health, rural development, good governance and sustainable economic development. Guiding principle is the protection of human rights. (Source: www.bmz.de )
Federal Minister since 1961
Parliamentary Secretaries
- 2009-2013: Gudrun Kopp
- Since 2013: Hans -Joachim thumb (CDU )
- 2013-2014: Christian Schmidt ( CSU)
- Since 2014: Thomas Silberhorn (CSU )
Officers Secretaries
- 2009-2013: Hans -Jürgen Beerfeltz
- Since 2013: Friedrich Kitschelt