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Gerd Müller

http://www.bmz.de

last contributed to D+C/E+Z in winter 2019/2020 as Germany’s federal minister for economic cooperation and development.  

All articles of Gerd Müller

Fighting poverty
Gerd Müller

A world without hunger is possible

Gerd Müller, Germany’s federal minister for economic cooperation and development, assesses multi-dimensional Covid-19 crisis

Pandemic response
Gerd Müller

Global solutions required

Either we beat the Coronavirus worldwide or we will not beat it at all, says Gerd Müller, minister of development

EU Council presidency
Gerd Müller

Investing in the future

Gerd Müller, Germany's federal minister for economic cooperation and development, wants the EU to adopt a new Africa policy

International cooperation
Gerd Müller
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Our success will depend on joint action”

Gerd Müller, Germany’s federal minister for economic cooperation and development, proposes launching a Marshall Plan with Africa

Sustainability
Gerd Müller

From free trade to fair trade

Gerd Müller, German minister for international cooperation and development, demands fair rules for sustainable export industries

Refugee crisis
Gerd Müller

The task for this decade

Coping with the refugee crisis is developmental challenge of the decade, according to German Minister Gerd Müller

Decent work
Gerd Müller

Quality criteria

Gerd Müller, federal minister for economic cooperation and development, wants to improve labour conditions in textiles and garment production

Sustainability
Gerd Müller

"The chancellor is with us"

Gerd Müller, Germany's federal minister for economic cooperation and development, says the Charter for the Future will be about sustainability

Agriculture
Gerd Müller

Promoting structural change

Innovation and knowledge management are the driving forces behind successful small-scale agriculture in developing countries.

Global challenges
Gerd Müller

Common goal, shared responsibility

Policies on climate protection and international development must be coherent

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Giving voice to the voiceless
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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
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Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
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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