Articles by region:

Elasticsearch Mini

Development and cooperation

D + C

Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

E + Z

We'd like to modernise our digital outreach in ways that suit your needs.
Please support us and do take part in this anonymous online survey regarding our users’ preferences.

Global
ODA
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Cross-cutting issues

German development policy report sums up activities and outlines programme for the future

Global governance
Lan Xue
Lingfei Weng
Hanzhi Yu

Daunting challenges in implementing SDGs

The international community needs “adaptive governance” to achieve its goals

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Trump’s FBI scandal has international repercussions

Media pundit Fareed Zakaria sees US democracy in danger – and things are probably even worse than he says

Official development assistance
Scott Morris
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

A matter of enlightened self-interest

US-President Donald Trump`s budget plans for 2018 are alarming: he wants to slash official development assistance

Supporting civil society
Meike Geppert

Making democratic principles tangible

Shrinking spaces call for new support strategies

Research
Sebastian Rewerski

More than a lack of money

Well-being and happiness are key criteria for a “rich” and contented life

SDGs
Jörn Geißelmann

Programmes for the poorest of the poor

To eradicate extreme poverty the ultra-poor need to be reached

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Guidance for policymakers

The SDGs are achievable in principle, G20 leaders would do well to consider them

Debt relief
Linda Engel

G20 plans do not go far enough

The number of critically indebted countries has risen

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“The oceans are rising, and so are we”

International marches show new pattern of international civil-society activism

Subscribe to Global

Poverty Reduction

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
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

Gender Equality

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

Modern dowry payment in Kenya
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

Governance

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities

Sustainability

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities