With Hamburg G20 Summit drawing closer, so too does the handover of the G20 presidency to the 2018 host, Argentina. In this blog, Jorge Argüello, Chair of the Embajada Abierta Foundation and former Ambassador of Argentina to the UN, explores possible areas around which the Latin American members of the G20 (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico) could work together to ensure Latin American perspectives and priorities are elevated and more effectively represented within the G20 process.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier sagte im Februar 2016: „Der Zustand dieser Welt ist in der Tat nicht gut. Oder mit anderen Worten – die Welt ist aus den Fugen. […] Aber es ist nicht nur die Zahl der Konflikte, die beunruhigend ist, sondern die ungeheure Dynamik, mit der sie sich im Augenblick entwickeln.“ Dem voran ging Bundespräsident Gaucks Forderung auf der Münchener Sicherheitskonferenz im Januar 2014, dass Deutschland mehr Verantwortung in der Welt übernehmen müsse. Der andauernde Krieg in Syrien, zum Teil menschengemachte Hungersnöte, Verarmung, Extremismus und Migration sind Herausforderungen, die unseres stärkeren Engagements bedürfen.
Although G20 finance ministers in Baden Baden acknowledged the growing challenge of inequality, and the need for more inclusive growth, it is not yet clear what action the G20 leaders might take on the subject at their meeting in Hamburg. As evidence mounts about the risks posed by inequality to both social and economic advancement, this blog considers the merits of a PISA style ranking for inequality that would help processes like the G20 keep track of which policies and countries are succeeding in tackling inequality. The authors also outline specific recommendations for G20 leaders that could enable the G20 members to periodically review and reassess their approaches to redressing inequality.
Die Agenda 2030 von New York und das Klima-Abkommen von Paris haben einen Aufbruch mit klaren Zielen versprochen. Alle Länder, unabhängig von ihrem Entwicklungsstatus, wollen Hunger und Armut abbauen, Wohlstand gerechter verteilen und so wirtschaften, dass unsere Lebensgrundlagen erhalten bleiben. Um das zu erreichen, braucht es einen Paradigmenwechsel quer durch alle Politikfelder.
The democracy, rule of law and human rights agenda is under pressure but it is more relevant than ever in the Europe-Africa dialogue. Fears of the negative effects of globalisation, growing inequalities and the refugee crisis have caused a wave of populism in Western liberal democracies. In several European countries, traditional political parties are losing the trust of significant parts of the population. This also affects the role that Europe is playing in the global world and in its partnership with Africa as the closest neighbour. Geopolitical and economic interests seem to take the upper hand over the values in EU foreign policy.
