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The EU is currently in the process of revising its overarching vision on development policy, the European Consensus on Development. This process requires an honest examination of some of the contradictions that have emerged between, on one hand, the EU’s development commitments and principles and its long-term interests in a building a genuine partnership with Africa for sustainable development, and, on the other hand, a growing trend towards using development aid for short term security and migration management priorities. These tensions are clearly highlighted in the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) which was established at the Valletta Summit in November 2015.
Climate change will impact all human societies, and especially the poor. As acknowledged by the G20 agriculture ministers‘ declaration in January 2017, the agricultural sector is crucial for food security, climate change adaption, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, managing water scarcity and human migration, and achieving peace and stability. Agricultural trade will play an important role.
Das Wegbrechen staatlicher Strukturen sowie das Aufflammen und Andauern von Gewaltkonflikten in vielen Regionen der Welt veränderten die Parameter der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (EZ) in den letzten 20 Jahren drastisch. So stellt sich in der EZ immer häufiger die Frage, an welchen Orten man überhaupt noch arbeiten kann, wer die Partner und was die richtigen Instrumente sind.
The G20 has made tackling corruption a priority in 2017, highlighting in particular the harm caused in impeding the development of the poorest countries, threatening market integrity and distorting open competition. This damage is nowhere more evident than in public procurement. Public money is wasted, infrastructure is built to poor standards, public services are provided inadequately.
