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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Houdret, Annabelle / Mark Furness (2020)
The Current Column, 09 March 2020
13,000 refugees are waiting at the Greek-Turkish border. This is, not however, ‘no man’s land’, but rather the frontier between the geostrategic and domestic policy calculations of the EU and Turkey. What we are dealing with here is a humanitarian crisis, not a security issue, and our understanding of Europe as a community of values is at stake.
Hackenesch, Christine / Niels Keijzer / Julia Leininger (2020)
The Current Column, 02 March 2020
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will soon complete her first 100 days in office. One of her priorities for this period concerned the preparations for a comprehensive strategy with Africa, which will be released soon.
Aleksandrova, Mariya / Benjamin Schraven / Diogo Serraglio (2020)
The Current Column, 24 February 2020
Although it is not legally binding, the UN Human Rights Committee ruling is the first to address someone’s attempt to be granted refugee status due to the impacts of climate change.
Chakraborty, Ananya / Lennart Kaplan (2020)
The Current Column, 06 May 2020
There has been a spurt in research to design appropriate policy solutions for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Global South. Ironically, such research projects often build upon existing power hierarchies, which may result in unsafe and dangerous working conditions and undermine the Sustainable Development Goal for decent work (SDG 8).
Stamm, Andreas / Jeffrey Orozco (2020)
The Current Column, 04 May 2020
El Gobierno de Costa Rica ha propuesto a la OMS que encabece un esfuerzo mundial para aunar los derechos intelectuales sobre las tecnologías para la detección, prevención, control y tratamiento del Covid-19.
Schwachula, Anna / Johanna Vogel (2019)
The Current Column, 04 November 2019
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has made development a global issue. Partners from the global North and South involved in policy making, business, civil society and research shall work together on knowledge-based solutions.
Furness, Mark / Julian Bergmann (2019)
The Current Column, 28 October 2019
The new European Commission is still taking shape, while Commission President von der Leyen has announced that her team will be a ”geopolitical” commission.
Hilbrich, Sören (2019)
The Current Column, 21 October 2019
Global governance decisions are primarily taken by prosperous nations. For institutions carrying out global public duties, this can hardly be justified.
Aleksandrova, Mariya/ Idil Boran (2019)
The Current Column, 14 October 2019
In 2013, Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) acknowledged the increasing risks related to climate change and established the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (WIM) caused by global warming. With next week’s meeting of its Executive Committee and the upcoming review at COP25 in Chile, the WIM is entering a critical juncture.