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Partnership in the field of global knowledge cooperation is not a one-way street

Grimm, Sven / Regine Mehl (2020)
The Current Column, 03. February 2020

Partnership skills are required in the global South (not least in the education and research sectors) and the global North alike.

70 years of the UN – from blue illuminations to greater multilateralism

Weinlich, Silke (2015)
The Current Column, 26. October 2015

Bonn, 26 October 2015. It was on this weekend 70 years ago that the United Nations (UN) Charter took effect. From the Pyramids of Giza and Berlin’s Reichstag building to Brazil’s Christo Redentor statue and South Africa’s Table Mountain, the world was lit up in vivid UN blue in a strong show of support for the international organisation on this special occasion. But is there really any cause for celebration?

Addis Ababa: Trying to square the circle, or – how to share responsibilities in an unequal world

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.

Why it is worth considering consumer trends among the new middle classes

Never, Babette (2017)
The Current Column, 04. December 2017

Middle-income countries are seeing growth among their middle classes. The problem is that our planet’s resources are finite. Time for a new consumer policy.

European trade policy at an impasse

Berger, Axel (2015)
The Current Column, 02. March 2015

All eyes are currently on the negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), which the European Union (EU) and the United States have been engaged in since summer 2013. This gives cause for concern, as the significance of this agreement is being overestimated by proponents and opponents alike.

Charlie Hebdo as a turning point of world politics? What Europe can do

Messner, Dirk (2015)
The Current Column, 21. January 2015

Following the Paris attacks Europe faces three key challenges.

A global economy that works for the good of all: responsible trade and financial policy coordination

Furness, Mark / Jodie Keane (2014)
The Current Column, 22. August 2014

After a long period of economic prosperity in advanced and developing countries, the 2008 financial market meltdown and subsequent global and Euro crises came as a shock.

South Sudan’s tragedy is the responsibility of the country’s political elite

Furness, Mark (2014)
The Current Column, 08. May 2014

The South Sudanese political elite have chosen violence over peace. Until this changes, the international community’s options are limited to trying to raise the costs of war.

"More responsibility" in the world: the biggest challenges are not military ones

Grävingholt, Jörn (2014)
The Current Column, 10. February 2014

The German Foreign Minister, entering office for the second time, announced that there would be broad-based "internal reflection on German foreign policy’s future prospects".

Policy for a rules-based multipolar world

Hornidge, Anna-Katharina / Axel Berger (2025)
The Current Column, 24. February 2025

Over the next four years, the new German government, as a driving force in Europe, must throw its full weight behind securing the rules-based order.

Water – the “blue” thread running through the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Climate Agreement

Janetschek, Hannah / Ines Dombrowsky (2017)
The Current Column, 28. August 2017

Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 28 August 2017)

Last chance for a fundamental reform of German development policy?

Janus, Heiner / Armin von Schiller (2025)
The Current Column, 28. April 2025

A long-term viable development cooperation therefore requires a change in the BMZ towards greater tolerance of mistakes, a willingness to learn and a long-term focus.

Why United Nations Peacekeeping Matters

Dworschak, Christoph / Karina Mross (2025)
The Current Column, 12. May 2025

In an increasingly fragmented world, we cannot afford to abandon one of the most reliable instruments for building and preserving peace.

Working together to achieve the Paris climate goals and sustainable development: international climate cooperation and the role of developing countries and emerging economies

Bauer, Steffen / Marie-Jeanne Kurdziel / Gabriela Iacobuta / Clara Brandi / Jean Carlo Rodríguez / Delphine Deryng / Jonas Hanshom / Niklas Höhne / Sybrig Smit / Srinivasa Srigiri (2021)
Books

The study shows how transformative change can bring about sustainable development, prevent climate change from spiralling out of control and address the unavoidable consequences of climate change in a development-friendly manner.

Round table

Urban Mobility Solutions: Road Safety

Berlin / Online, 14. March 2024

In order to identify key stakeholders and topics for the Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) programme, the HSC, jointly with the German Institute for Sustainability and Development (IDOS), organised a round table on mobility solutions. The round table will be moderated by Franco Jauregui Fung (Researcher of IDOS’ “ Transformation of…

The future of European development finance – institutional reforms for sustainable solutions

Erforth, Benedikt / Lennart Kaplan (2019)
Briefing Paper 20/2019

This paper discusses how a reconfiguration of the European development finance system could increase efficiency and sustainability. In this regard, the focus should be shifted from institutional to substantial considerations, including partner countries’ needs.

MGG Global Network Conference

Global Partnerships – Knowledge, Dialogue, and Action

Bonn, 25. September 2023

Six years after the last MGG Global Network Conference (GNC), the MGG Network gathered again to reconnect, exchange and move from knowledge to action in cooperating for sustainability transformations at all levels. From 25 to 28 September 2023, the conference "Global Partnerships: Knowledge, Dialogue, and Action" brought together in Bonn…

Virtual Event

UN Global Digital Compact

Online, 24. May 2023

This September, United Nations (UN) member states will come together in New York for the SDG Summit and the Ministerial Meeting on the 2024 Summit of the Future. The 2023 SDG Summit marks the mid-point of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The 2024 Summit of the Future (SOTF) has its…

Virtual Event

UN – Meaningful Youth Engagement

Online, 10. May 2023

This September, United Nations (UN) member states will come together in New York for the SDG Summit and the Ministerial Meeting on the 2024 Summit of the Future. The 2023 SDG Summit marks the mid-point of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The 2024 Summit of the Future (SOTF) has its…

Virtual Event

HLAB Report and GSDR

Online, 03. May 2023

This September, United Nations (UN) member states will come together in New York for the SDG Summit and the Ministerial Meeting on the 2024 Summit of the Future. The 2023 SDG Summit marks the mid-point of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The 2024 Summit of the Future (SOTF) has its…