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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Janus, Heiner / Lixia Tang (2017)
The Current Column, 17 October 2017
On 18 October 2017, key political decisions will be announced at the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of China Beijing. As the highest decision-making organ of the Communist Party, the Congress and its report have enormous influence on Chinese and global politics. What does this mean for global development and foreign aid?
Stepping, Katharina M. K./ Anna Pegels (2014)
The Current Column, 05 June 2014
5 June 2014. Today is World Environment Day, an appropriate time to note that the world faces two major challenges at the beginning of the 21st century: fighting poverty and curbing environmental destruction. Time and again, people fail to see that these two issues are intrinsically linked.
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.
Dick, Eva / Benjamin Schraven (2016)
The Current Column, 02 May 2016
According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), there were over 60 million displaced persons worldwide in 2015, a figure unparalleled since 1945.
Loewe, Markus / Tilman Altenburg / Bernhard Trautner / Georgeta Vidican (2016)
The Current Column, 17 March 2016
In January Giulio Regeni, who spent last summer as a visiting researcher at our institute, was killed in Cairo. His gruesome death leaves us worried about future cooperation with Egypt.
Herrfahrdt-Pähle, Elke / Waltina Scheumann (2016)
The Current Column, 21 November 2016
The issue of adapting African agriculture to climate change was finally addressed at the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Marrakesh. We can only achieve food security by ensuring that overdue investment is made in irrigation infrastructure and institutions.
Brüntrup, Michael (2016)
The Current Column, 12 October 2016
16 October is World Food Day. There are still 800 million people going hungry worldwide. How can we turn the day into a real celebration? Only with a tour de force.