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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Scheumann, Waltina (2014)
The Current Column, 30 June 2014
It cannot ruled out that Turkey is indeed playing the water card. It did this in the 80s, in the hope that Syria would curtail the activities of the Kurdish PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party).
Scholz, Imme (2014)
The Current Column, 21 July 2014
On 19 July 2014 the United Nations published a set of 17 goals for global sustainable development that all UN member states should pursue after 2015 – both in their own national territory and in the form of international co-operation.
Klasen, Stephan (2014)
The Current Column, 24 July 2014
Today, UNDP has published its new Human Development Report. With it, it also presents its usual suite of human development indicators which have been widely used to assess progress and rank countries.
Scholz, Imme (2014)
The Current Column, 24 November 2014
In the Charter for the Future, German Development Minister Gerd Müller sets out the political priorities he intends to pursue over the next three years in Germany and in its partner countries, in the cabinet in Berlin, and in German business, civil society and academia.
Scholz, Imme (2015)
The Current Column, 12 January 2015
This year's most ambitious development-policy project involves pushing ahead with a new universal agenda for sustainable development that commits all countries to working together for the good of current and future generations at national and global level. Is a project such as this even possible?
Bauer, Steffen / Silke Weinlich (2015)
The Current Column, 19 January 2015
Today, diplomats in New York kick off negotiations on a new universal agenda for sustainable development that is to be finalized in September this year. The envisaged set of new sustainable development goals (SDGs) for the post-2015 agenda will be at the heart of the foreseeable wrangling and haggling.
Pérez Pineda, Jorge A. (2015)
The Current Column, 04 February 2015
Even if there is “One World”, there is not a “one size fits all” solution for its problems. This means, how does Germany include the “common but differentiated responsibilities” statement in the Charter for the Future?
Brandi, Clara / Dirk Messner (2015)
The Current Column, 09 February 2015
2015 is a key year for global cooperation. The Third International Conference on Financing for Development will be held in July, then the international community plans to agree on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September and finally, a global climate agreement is set to be approved in Paris at the end of the year.
Janus, Heiner / Stephan Klingebiel / Sebastian Paulo (2015)
The Current Column, 16 February 2015
On 2 February 2015 the House of Commons of the British Parliament released a report on what ‘beyond aid’ means for the future of British development cooperation.