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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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.
Bracho, Gerardo / Christine Hackenesch / Silke Weinlich (2015)
The Current Column, 21 July 2015
20 July 2015. The UN Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa ended with a last-minute agreement. The Addis Conference was expected to lay the groundwork for the upcoming major events later in the year on the new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and on a universal climate agreement.
Berensmann, Kathrin (2015)
The Current Column, 13 July 2015
The UN Conference on Financing for Development begins in Addis Ababa today. It is the first of three world summits on key issues of global sustainable development taking place in the space of just six months.
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
Messner, Dirk (2015)
The Current Column, 11 September 2015
Bonn, 11 September 2015. Europe and Germany cannot be an island of contentment, because cross-border crises do not simply disappear by building walls, looking away and failing to act.