Topic of discussion was the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, especially SDG5 on gender equality. Also present was the head of the United Nations Volunteers Program (UNV), Toily Kurbanov. UNV is part of the United Nations Development Programme.
The United Nations Development Programme has had a representative office in the city since 2021. The task of UNDP Germany is to make the work of UNDP more visible, to establish and maintain new partnerships with players from politics, business and civil society in Germany and inform political decision-makers about the work of UNDP in developing and emerging countries.
The UNDP Representative Office in Germany is based in Bonn with a smaller branch office in Berlin. For more information, visit www.undp.org (opens in a new tab)
Germany’s United Nations City
The foundation for Bonn's development into a "Germany’s United Nations City" was laid in 1996 when the United Nations Volunteers Program was established in Bonn. The UN Climate Secretariat followed shortly thereafter. Today, the UN is represented in Bonn by around 25 agencies with 1,000 staff, having become the center for sustainability within the United Nations, surrounded by a growing network of governmental, scientific, economic and civil society actors.