German draft law on abuses in the supply chain faces an uncertain future
A draft law leaked earlier this year would require German companies to take more responsibility for monitoring their subsidiaries and contractors abroad for human rights violations or risk fines or even jail time for their executives. Read more.
A global hub for antimicrobial resistance is taking shape
Conceived during Germany’s 2017 Group of 20 presidency, a new hub for efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance is now taking shape in the country’s capital, Berlin. Read more.
GIZ: How a development appointment became political
A controversy erupted after a politician with no development background was nominated to the management board of the German Corporation for International Development, or GIZ, underscoring the increased domestic scrutiny of the sector. Read more.
New report outlines global food systems overhaul
Scientists released an ambitious plan to transform the global food system by 2050. The report, published in The Lancet, drew together 37 experts from 16 countries to consider whether it was possible to construct a diet derived from an environmentally sustainable food system that could simultaneously keep the projected 10 billion people living on earth in […]
The future of UNAIDS
The United Nations AIDS agency ended 2018 in crisis. It is unclear how it will recover. The troubles center on the contents of a report, published by an independent panel in December, documenting how the program’s leaders failed to prevent or respond to allegations of sexual harassment, bullying, and abuse of power. That includes sexual assault allegations against long-time Deputy […]
Complete COP24 coverage
All of my coverage from the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland: The key role of indigenous people in global climate change efforts Human rights guidelines dropped at COP Collaboration needed to avoid climate-related hunger Storytelling as a model to take climate change forward Developing nations welcome potential changes to Green Climate […]
Post-Brexit trade: A missed opportunity for development?
As the U.K. works to secure new and better trade deals in the run-up to its departure from the European Union, many headlines have focused on the potential of African markets to buoy a post-Brexit economy, raising hopes of a boost for Africa, too. But four months before the departure date, many campaigners say that […]
Scarcity of data protection laws in Africa leaves NGOs exposed
In late 2017, Ugandan police raided the offices of three NGOs the government had accused of conducting illicit financial transactions and working to destabilize the country. Inside the building, officers demanded that staff provide passwords to computers and cell phones. Outside, civil society representatives gathered. By the time they were allowed inside, it was too […]
How can we improve the development impact of migrant remittances?
Remittances are already a lifeline for many people in developing countries — but with reforms to the system, leaders across Europe and Africa believe they could become a key driver of global development. Read more.
Complete COP23 coverage
All of my coverage from the 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany: WHO initiative aims to tackle health impacts of climate change ‘There has been a shifting of goalposts at COP23’ Without climate adaptation, hunger will persist Countries band together to preserve Central African rainforest COP23 endorses mainstreaming of gender in climate […]