Wir brauchen einen Paradigmenwechsel in der Entwicklungspolitik. Die Politik muss die Rolle, die die deutsche Industrie in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit schon lange spielt, erkennen und fördern.
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Building on success: Citizens point to Africa’s priority development challenges
Empirical data as basis for decision making Africa remains a continent of contrasts: rapid economic growth alongside enduring poverty, widespread adoption of electoral politics while pockets of authoritarian rule persist, gains in life expectancy amid crises of AIDS, Ebola, and malaria.
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What working people want, a guide for the German Presidency of the G20
Sustainable future for all workers In advance of the G20 Employment Working Group meeting over March 27-28, Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), calls upon Germany’s G20 Presidency to ‘chart a course for inclusive growth’ that benefits the lives of working people. Ms Burrow is a participant in The Labour 20 (L20), which represents the interests of workers at the G20 level. It unites trade unions from G20 countries and Global Unions and is convened by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the OECD.
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Entkoppelte Finanzmärkte und die Ungleichheit: Globalisierung gestalten!
Finanzmärkte in den Dienst der Menschen stellen Populistische Bewegungen geben vor, Kontrolle über die Globalisierung zurückzugewinnen – durch Rückzug von internationaler Zusammenarbeit. Jedoch können die anderen Länder Gegenmaßnahmen ergreifen und Allianzen bilden. Dies kann zu einer Abwärtsspirale führen, z.B. in Form von Handelskriegen und Steuerwettdumping – zum Nachteil Aller.
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B20, C20 and T20: Joint Statement for a sustainable energy transition
Network and data exchange over planet earth in space The Chairs of the Energy and Climate Task Forces of the Think20, together with Business20 and Civil20, published a Joint Statement to support a sustainable energy transition. On the occasion of the meeting of the G20 Energy and Climate Sustainability Working Groups on 22 and 23 March in Berlin, the Engagement Groups call on the G20 to step up and adopt three main provisions: First, the G20 should take the lead in implementing the Paris Agreement. Second, the G20 should drive towards carbon pricing mechanisms and agree on a time line for phasing-out fossil fuel subsidies. Third, the G20 should enable financial markets to deliver on sustainable development.