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  • What we can expect from the Hamburg G20 Summit

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    Hamburg could mark a departure

    Much of the criticism levelled at the Group of 20 (G20), the club of the world’s most economically powerful industrialised and emerging economies, is justified. The Hamburg summit will play host to high-level autocrats and, in many ways, its agenda is far removed from the needs and standards of a just, inclusive and sustainable global economy. Policy advisors still hoping for the gathering to deliver in some way are banking on an initiative supported by the EU countries and their civil societies in cooperation with several partners from the global South, an initiative designed to promote sustainability solidarity and participation.

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  • Syrians in Turkey: Is Work Permit Regulation Enough?

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    Beyond formalizing the legal ground

    Since 2011, the Syrian Civil War has created five million displaced Syrians. With the world struggling to accommodate them, most of the responsibility has fallen on to the shoulders of neighboring countries, especially Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. Six years into the war, the initial emergency phase is over, as the outflow of displaced Syrians has declined. International aid interventions and institutions are in place, and for the most part, working. Now, the issue is less about emergency humanitarian aid, and more about sustainable integration. Hence, the role of public policy to enable labor market integration becomes more pressing and challenging.

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  • Wie kann Deutschland seine UN-Politik verbessern?

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    Forderungen für progressive Politik

    Im September finden die nächsten Bundestagswahlen statt. Zivilgesellschaft, Wissenschaft, und politische Stiftungen bringen ihre Forderungen an die Parteien und an einen zukünftigen Koalitionsvertrag ein. Auch die Deutsche Gesellschaft für die Vereinten Nationen (DGVN) hat einen umfassenden „Forderungskatalog 2017“ veröffentlicht.

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  • Towards a trickle-up system of global governance

    Science and Knowledge at the Centre

    In the immediate aftermath of President Trump’s decision to leave the Paris agreement, the sixth largest economy of the world, California, signed an agreement with China to fight climate change.
    While non-binding, such cooperation represents a “trickle-up” approach to global climate change governance and is part of a wave of initiatives from non-state actors including civil society, the private sector and local authorities.

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  • Jugend im Fokus

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    Bildung ist unverzichtbar

    Entwicklungszusammenarbeit darf die politische Bildung Jugendlicher nicht übergehen. Es reicht nicht, über berufliche Qualifikation und Beschäftigung zu sprechen. Die Jugendlichen müssen auch als Teil einer Gemeinschaft gesehen werden, die von ihnen heute und in Zukunft gestaltet wird.

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