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Gerd Müller

http://www.bmz.de

last contributed to D+C/E+Z in winter 2019/2020 as Germany’s federal minister for economic cooperation and development.  

All articles of Gerd Müller

Fighting poverty
Gerd Müller

A world without hunger is possible

Gerd Müller, Germany’s federal minister for economic cooperation and development, assesses multi-dimensional Covid-19 crisis

Pandemic response
Gerd Müller

Global solutions required

Either we beat the Coronavirus worldwide or we will not beat it at all, says Gerd Müller, minister of development

EU Council presidency
Gerd Müller

Investing in the future

Gerd Müller, Germany's federal minister for economic cooperation and development, wants the EU to adopt a new Africa policy

International cooperation
Gerd Müller
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Our success will depend on joint action”

Gerd Müller, Germany’s federal minister for economic cooperation and development, proposes launching a Marshall Plan with Africa

Sustainability
Gerd Müller

From free trade to fair trade

Gerd Müller, German minister for international cooperation and development, demands fair rules for sustainable export industries

Refugee crisis
Gerd Müller

The task for this decade

Coping with the refugee crisis is developmental challenge of the decade, according to German Minister Gerd Müller

Decent work
Gerd Müller

Quality criteria

Gerd Müller, federal minister for economic cooperation and development, wants to improve labour conditions in textiles and garment production

Sustainability
Gerd Müller

"The chancellor is with us"

Gerd Müller, Germany's federal minister for economic cooperation and development, says the Charter for the Future will be about sustainability

Agriculture
Gerd Müller

Promoting structural change

Innovation and knowledge management are the driving forces behind successful small-scale agriculture in developing countries.

Global challenges
Gerd Müller

Common goal, shared responsibility

Policies on climate protection and international development must be coherent

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Whose development?
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Need for government advertising makes media vulnerable

Poverty Reduction

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

Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate
The Global NARS Consortium’s revolutionary approach to food security
Lessons to be learnt from Nepal’s recent excessive rains
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition
Sex for fish: the exploitation of female fish traders in Malawi

Gender Equality

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

Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition
A story is always part of the currents of its time
Sex for fish: the exploitation of female fish traders in Malawi
Breaking gender stereotypes: female bus driver in Rwanda

Governance

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

No surrender to the Germans
Words are not enough
Plutocrats expect Trump to serve their interests
AI innovations by Malawian students: Tackling health and agricultural challenges
The long shadow of German colonialism

Sustainability

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

No surrender to the Germans
Words are not enough
Plutocrats expect Trump to serve their interests
AI innovations by Malawian students: Tackling health and agricultural challenges
The long shadow of German colonialism