Theme special

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is the central body for coordinating and reviewing global sustainability policy. This year's HLPF ‘Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs for leaving no one behind’ will take place from 14 to 23 July under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

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Dekorationselement
At IDOS, we aspire to co-shape a collaborative multipolar world for sustainable futures. We do so by conducting high-quality research, offering independent policy advice, and learning across borders and regions while seeking to align development and sustainability.
Theme Image Klimalog
Theme special

Klimalog – Research and dialogue for a climate-smart and just transformation

As part of the Klimalog, IDOS promotes an understanding of the links between climate policy and development and researches concrete steps towards a transformation towards "climate-smart" and equitable development paths.

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Poster for the cultural festival 'Summer of Change' in Bonn, taking place from May 31 to September 27, 2025. The poster features a red butterfly on the left and a blue butterfly on the right.
Theme special

Partner of the Bonn cultural festival ‘Summer of Change’

Until autumn 2025, numerous institutions from Bonn's museum and cultural landscape, including IDOS, will be raising awareness of the topic of ‘ecological sustainability’ at events.

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Opinion pieces and media contributions

The Current Column

Bringing tax expenditures into the debate on financing for development

Christian von Haldenwang

Joint standards on tax expenditure reporting can help protect countries from harmful tax competition.

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Global Policy Journal

No “Nice-to-Have”: European Support to Critical Civil Society and Free Media

Jasmin Lorch

Jasmin Lorch argues that European support to human rights NGOs, critical civil society and free media is not merely a “nice-to-have”. Instead, it directly serves European interests due to the important information function that these civil society actors perform. 25.06.2025

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Events

Current publications

IDOS Discussion Paper 21/2025

Social protection and coloniality: learning from the past and present: framework paper

Roelen, Keetie / Roosa Lambin / Arsène Brice Bado / Thaís de Carvalho / Julia Chukwuma / Kevin Deane / Winnie C. Muangi (21/2025)

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IDOS Discussion Paper 20/2025

Social protection and coloniality: learning from the past and present: Tanzania case study

Lambin, Roosa / Winnie C. Muangi (20/2025)

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IDOS Discussion Paper 19/2025

Social protection and coloniality: learning from the past and present: Côte d’Ivoire case study

Lambin, Roosa / Arsène Brice Bado (19/2025)

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Diplomatisches Magazin

Strategic humanitarian aid – could it weaken autocracies and boost confidence in Europe? (Strategische humanitäre Hilfe – Kann sie Autokratien schwächen und Vertrauen in Europa stärken?)

Sinanoglu, Semuhi (2025)

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