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Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

G7 takes tiny steps in the right directions

To claim world leadership, the G7 must do more than what its members agreed in Carbis Bay

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Anti-racists’ two-front struggle

Lessons from the history of racist ideas in the USA

Crime
Linda Engel

Counterfeit medicines are very profitable for criminals

Hundreds of thousands of people die every year as a result of counterfeit medicines

Price negotiations
Aviva Freudmann

Paying over the odds

Thrashing out a vaccines pricing deal with multiple players

Multilateral cooperation
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why February 2020 became the month of lost opportunities

Independent Panel makes proposals on better pandemic preparedness and response

Ebola and Covid-19
Mesfin Teklu Tessema

Lessons learned from Ebola and Covid-19

In the fight against a deadly disease, more things matter than only vaccines and pharmaceuticals

Intellectual property
Marion Lieser

INGO opposes vaccine patents

Oxfam explains how current pricing and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines highlight global inequality

International relations
Myriell Fußer
Adrian Schlegel
Tanja Matheis
Julia Fritzsche
Florian Vitello

Postcolonial perspectives must be taken seriously

How international cooperation can transcend long established power relations

Multilateral affairs
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Brief history of WTO flexibility regarding pharma patents

Why the international intellectual-property regime was modified in 2001

Our view
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

In the health sector, government action is indispensable

Unrestrained market forces do not deliver good health-care results

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy