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What does “sustainability” really mean?
Reflections on an overused concept, the aspirations of which are controversial even in academia. A change of paradigm is needed.
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The “Shadow Pandemic” and its Effects on the SDGs
The increase in gender-based violence during lockdowns, labelled the “shadow pandemic” by the UN, threatens the lives and livelihoods of women and girls in Nigeria. There is a need for collective action, writes Oladosu Adenike Titilope.
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"The local people always know their needs best"
Patricia Danzi took over as head of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) on 1 May, succeeding an FDFA diplomat who had reached the end of his career. In an interview, she lays out some initial priorities.
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Switzerland first? No, thanks!
250 institutions, organizations and associations took part in the first ever public consultation on international cooperation. The verdict: Federal Councillors Cassis and Parmelin must go back to the drawing board.
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Making policy despite the majority
Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis wants to realign Swiss development cooperation. Alliance Sud's central concerns, such as Agenda 2030 and the role of civil society in the global South, are hardly mentioned.
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The men left behind
It is a truism: without open-minded men there can be no progress in the gender debate. But what if, as in Mongolia, men are left behind in matters of education?
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Federal Council reined in
The weapons industry should not be strengthened through facilitated exports to countries undergoing internal conflict. Arms exports and development are hardly compatible.
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Where misunderstandings abound
Development cooperation is expected to prevent migration and guard against terrorism. This is too short-sighted. An overdue clarification of the limits and possibilities of development cooperation.
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New head of FDFA: World domestic policy challenge
Many in the media suggest that Swiss foreign policy is primarily policy on Europe. But the new Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis is also responsible for development policy. Major challenges lie ahead.
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