Development and
Cooperation

Poverty reduction

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

Financing lives

The largest single donor worldwide has halted its development cooperation: funding for USAID has been frozen for 90 days and is currently under review. These actions by the US president are already costing human lives. The global community must save what it ca...

INGOs

Best practices

Rules for international cooperation of non-governmental organisations

International Cooperation

INGOs in Africa

International non-governmental organisations support African partners, but must not micromanage them

Europe

A good start

Europe needs a coherent policy to rise to the refugee challenge

Multilateral affairs

Unequal partners

INGOs are northern-based agencies claiming to speak for marginalised people in the global south

Social security

African pension patterns

World Bank study assesses old-age protection in sub-Saharan Africa

East African economy
Development policy

Combatting inequality

Major inequalities in society are a potential cause of social conflict and economic under-performance

Summer special

Longing for a better life

Summer Special 7: The shattered dream of a better life in Fortress Europe

Summer special

A changing country

Summer Special 6: A novel about Ethiopia’s turbulent history

Social cohesion

Inclusive future

Why the rights of persons with disabilities belong on the Sustainable-Development-Goals agenda