Re-imagining development

Neither established economic powers nor big emerging markets are providing the kind of global leadership humankind needs.

The international community has sensible goals, but needs a coherent policy framework to achieve them.

African policymakers excel at second-guessing donor wishes, and their nation’s true needs are often only an after-thought.

The climate crisis is severely impacting vulnerable groups. In areas dominated by violent conflicts, the situation is particularly grave.

In the eighth decade of international aid efforts, former colonial powers are still privileged

This year’s Human Development Report emphasises the relevance of global public goods and the need for international cooperation.

To support recipient countries sustainably, donor governments and institutions must respect regional cultures, argues Pirmin Spiegel, the director-general of Misereor, the Catholic development agency.

Official development assistance has helped countries to prosper, and it increasingly serves global public goods.

For many years, the paradigm was that underdeveloped countries should catch up.