Bilanz des HLPF 2021 und Zukunftsperspektiven für die Reformprozesse der UN
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Myanmar – A bleeding country – and the need for UN-wide solidarity
Gabriele Köhler Myanmar: 900 people murdered by the junta which usurped power four months ago, 1000s arrested – many of them tortured, some to death. The elected government has been arrested and put on trial. The World Food Programme predicts a hunger catastrophe. Income poverty is exploding. Access to already dismal health services has collapsed;…
Read MoreUngerechtigkeit reduzieren? UN reformieren!
Um die globalen Ungleichheiten zu reduzieren, braucht es einen erneuerten Multilateralismus. Wie kann eine solche Reform aussehen? Allem voran muss das UN-Sekretariat gestärkt und als unabhängige moralische Kraft etabliert werden. Was meines Erachtens unbedingt reformiert werden muss: Die Finanzierung der UN muss autonom werden. Seit Jahrzehnten gibt es den Vorschlag, die UN und ihre Organisationen…
Read MoreCOVID-19 AND THE 2030 AGENDA: COMPOUNDED INEQUITIES – AND HOW TO TACKLE THEM
Presentation prepared for the Baltic Sea Region Young Leaders Academy Ppt available on request
Read MoreThe Politics of Social Inclusion: just reviewed by the UN Association of Germany
https://zeitschrift-vereinte-nationen.de/suche/zvn/artikel/inklusion-zahnlose-konsensformel/ This volume looks at concepts and processes of social exclusion and social inclusion. It traces a number of discourses, all of them routed in a relational power analysis, examining them in the context of the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development 2030 with its commitment to “leave no one behind.” The book combines analysis that…
Read More“Das Ausmaß der Brutalität ist kaum vorstellbar”
Die Gewalt in Myanmar nimmt kein Ende. Mehr als 500 Tote wurden bereits gezählt. Die Militärjunta geht mit größter Härte gegen pro-demokratische Demonstranten vor. Die Entwicklungsökonomin Gabriele Köhler fordert deswegen gezielte Sanktionen gegen die Militärführung. https://www.inforadio.de/programm/schema/sendungen/int/202103/30/544920.html
Social protection in the ASEAN-10: challenges in a diverse region
Expert note on social protection, prepared for the ASEAN Development Outlook 2021 Introduction, outline, and scope The ASEAN region comprises ten highly diverse countries in terms of historical legacies, their economic structures, and their welfare state conceptions. Politically, however, the countries of the region share the characteristic of operating as highly flawed democracies or authoritarian…
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How do we get there?
We have the core human rights treaties and we have the Agenda for Sustainable Development with its SDGs. However, in the past few years, more and more countries are falling into violent conflict, overthrowing legitimate governments. Human rights defenders and climate activists are persecuted. Even in stable democracies, climate commitments and SDG promises are not met.…
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