Articles by region:

Elasticsearch Mini

Development and cooperation

D + C

Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

E + Z
Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Bernd Bornhorst

b.bornhorst@venro.org

contributed to D+C/E+Z in autumn of 2020 as the chairman of VENRO, the umbrella organisation of development non-governmental organisations in Germany.  

All articles of Bernd Bornhorst

Africa-Europe partnership
Bernd Bornhorst

Building bridges

VENRO is calling for more participation from local actors in the AU-EU partnership

German policy
Bernd Bornhorst

Credibility test

Germany’s Federal Government needs time frame for fulfilling pledge to spend 0.7 % of GNI on aid

Multilateral affairs
Bernd Bornhorst

Missed opportunity

In the eyes of civil-society organisations, the UN conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa was a disappointment

Our Contributors

Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar
Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate
Kathrin Berensmann
Kathrin Berensmann
Reforming development finance
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
How to challenge a corrupt system
Henning Melber
How South Africa negotiated its new government
José Siaba Serrate
José Siaba Serrate
Disagreement between China and the Paris Club
Svenja Schulze
Svenja Schulze
Women, climate and chocolate
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola
A powerful role model for African girls
Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu
Why many Africans must rely on informal health care
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
From GFAR to GFAiR
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
Promoting pluralistic discourse
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner
After Covid-19 pandemic, "build forward better"
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Need for government advertising makes media vulnerable
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi
Whose development?
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
When qualifications don’t decide your career
Marva Khan
Marva Khan
Tangible action needed in Pakistan
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Giving voice to the voiceless
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado
Mexico’s first female president
Samir Abi
African responsibility for climate justice
André de Mello e Souza
André de Mello e Souza
Colonialism and environmental preservation in Brazil
Hugh Williamson
Hugh Williamson
The internet is crucial
Boro Baski
Boro Baski
Why some Indian farmers are backing away from rice cultivation
Markus Loewe
Markus Loewe
Financing health systems for informal workers
Praveen Jha
Praveen Jha
Walk the talk regarding SDGs
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak
India’s tiny plutocratic elite is growing fast
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
There are many ways you can be scammed on the web in Africa
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar
There are very few educational opportunities for refugees in Lebanon
David Mfitumukiza
David Mfitumukiza
Pressure on wildlife in Uganda
Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee
Modi won, but no longer looks invincible
Roli Mahajan
Yet again, a climate summit delivers too little, too late

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Hope is a resource
Zimbabwe’s malnutrition crisis worsens under El Niño drought
Rethink conditions for lending to African countries
Better development financing for Africa
Burundi’s struggling tourism: Parks and reserves under threat

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Hope is a resource
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Living between hope and helplessness
Fundamentally different fundamentalists
How indigenous spirituality matters
Soviet-era borders cause trouble today
Faith identities in Sri Lankan politics

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Living between hope and helplessness
Fundamentally different fundamentalists
How indigenous spirituality matters
Soviet-era borders cause trouble today
Faith identities in Sri Lankan politics