Every Monday, the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) comments on the latest issues and trends of international development policy by its Current Column. The column is intended for politically interested readers who want to get a brief overview on the state of German and international development policy.
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Grimm, Sven / Alexandra Rudolph (2016)
The Current Column, 01 August 2016
The United Nations Development Cooperation Forum (UNDCF) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) last week saw the discussion of a concept for measuring South-South co-operation (SSC). The objective is to determine the contribution of developing and emerging countries to the 2030 Agenda.
Siles-Brügge, Gabriel / Ferdi De Ville (2016)
The Current Column, 13 July 2016
TTIP may be delayed by Brexit, but there are already indications that the EU referendum result has strengthened the resolve of those wanting to negotiate an agreement, albeit with reduced EU leverage.
Klingebiel, Stephan / Timo Mahn / Mario Negre (2016)
The Current Column, 11 July 2016
Fragmentation is hugely relevant to the future of the 2030 Agenda. Intensive efforts to tackle the issue of fragmentation are the urgent order of the day.
von Haldenwang, Christian (2016)
The Current Column, 04 July 2016
To date there is scarcely any sound knowledge of the extent to which developing countries suffer from tax avoidance and evasion. However, the existing studies enable two general statements to be made
Hackenesch, Christine / Thomas Henökl / Niels Keijzer (2016)
The Current Column, 27 June 2016
The British have decided to leave the EU, with a narrow majority of 52 percent.
What does the impending Brexit mean for European foreign and development policy?
Schraven, Benjamin / Jörn Grävingholt (2016)
The Current Column, 21 June 2016
Bonn, 20 June 2016. Today is World Refugee Day, and it comes with a new, sobering record: at the end of 2015 there were 65 million refugees on the move worldwide – more than ever before. However, in spite of a strong increase in refugee numbers in Germany and Europe, the so-called refugee crisis remains a crisis of the poorer countries of the world.
Klingebiel, Stephan / Li Xiaoyun (2016)
The Current Column, 14 June 2016
We are approaching the 2nd GPEDC meeting in Nairobi from 28 November- 1 December 2016. How did the context change since the 2014 Mexico meeting? What is on the agenda for Nairobi? Are we going to see all ‘big elephants’ in the conference hall?
Lindenberg, Nannette (2016)
The Current Column, 06 June 2016
Governments need to send the strong signal that economic models have irrevocably changed after Paris to prevent the transformation towards sustainability from losing momentum.
Mehl, Regine (2016)
The Current Column, 30 May 2016
On 29 May, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon looked back on 60 years of armed UN peacekeeping missions. The first mission took place in May 1956 during the Suez Crisis. He also pointed out that this UN tool had received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988. These are two facts of which the general public is largely unaware.
Kloke-Lesch, Adolf (2016)
The Current Column, 25 May 2016
In September 2015, the EU heads of state and government joined their colleagues from around the world to adopt the transformational project of the 2030 Agenda. The focus is now on putting it into practice.