(21.11.2024)

The EU will focus more of its energy and Official Development Assistance on pursuing its Global Gateway Initiative. Speaking at an event in Vienna on 31 October, CONCORD Director Tanya Cox outlined the changing position of civil society in the face of the growing power of the (far) right in the EU Parliament.

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(06.11.2024)

Developing countries cannot reduce and adapt to current and future climate impacts without financial support. For vulnerable communities already bearing the brunt of climate impacts, access to adequate funding is a matter of survival. As the world prepares for COP29 where global leaders will agree on a new climate finance target, the stakes have never been higher.

Outside view by Salomé Lehtman

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(23.10.2024)

The pan African thought leader on youth governance addresses the lasting impacts of colonialism, localization, the African Dignity Index, and what humanitarian workers should consider when going to an African country for the first time.

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(16.10.2024)

Farming communities across Africa are struggling with the challenges posed by the climate crisis. Despite heavy investment in commercial seeds and synthetic fertilizers, evidence suggests minimal progress for farmers. African governments and donors of the Global North must abandon the ineffective Green Revolution and instead develop a new food system that honours local cultures and communities.

Outside view by Million Belay

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(06.09.2024)

Menschen mit Behinderungen machen in etwa 16% der Weltbevölkerung aus, von ihnen sind mindestens 41 Millionen von globalen Krisen betroffen. Dieses Briefingpapier empfiehlt konkrete Maßnahmen für ihre Inklusion im Rahmen der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und Humanitären Hilfe, damit die Diskriminierung von Menschen mit Behinderungen weltweit beendet werden kann.

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(17.07.2024)

The leadership of the Group of African States in establishing a UN process towards a legally binding convention on international tax cooperation has meant that for the first time in history, all governments of the world are negotiating on issues of international tax on equal footing. It is a historic opportunity for governments to make progress on addressing an outdated international tax system leading to hundreds of billions of dollars in lost public revenue.

Outside view by Pooja Rangaprasad

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(12.06.2024)

On 16 May 2024, the VIDC hosted a discussion in Vienna in cooperation with Global Responsibility and Attac to address the contribution of tax systems to a social-ecological transformation and the Global Minimum Tax.

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(23.01.2024)

Countries that have contributed the least to global emissions face a critical challenge of addressing climate impacts amid tightening financial constraints. Over 50% of low-income countries are in or on the brink of debt distress. With many lacking adequate resources to adapt to climate impacts, developing nations are increasingly ensnared in the climate debt trap. Escaping this cycle requires more than domestic policy measures; it demands systemic multilateral solutions for global climate justice.

Outside view by Natalia Alayza & Carolyn Neunuebel

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(29.11.2023)

Four residents of the Indonesian island Pari, whose existence is under threat, are taking the Swiss cement company Holcim to court. They are demanding compensation for climate damages they have suffered, a financial contribution to flood–protection measures, as well as the rapid reduction of Holcim’s CO2 emissions.

Outside View by Parid Ridwanuddin & Yvan Maillard-Ardenti

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(13.09.2023)

There is a largely untapped potential of collaborations between social entrepreneurs and big International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) to scale impact and drive systemic change. In Ashoka’s latest report, we argue that social entrepreneurship makes INGOs advance localization and decolonization. And that INGOs will only unleash its promise if they prioritize social innovation and build an organizational culture of innovation.

Outside View by Georg Schön

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(04.10.2022)

The European Investment Bank has launched EIB Global, a new branch to spearhead development investments in the Global South. Yet the bank has a terrible track record of supporting projects which spark human rights violations while providing only negligible benefits to local communities. EIB Global must eradicate these abuses and put people above investor profits.

Outside View by Frank Vanaerschot

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(24.08.2022)

Severe drought in the Horn of Africa; heat waves and drought in Europe; floods in South Korea, India and Australia, flash floods in Colombia and Senegal; record tornadoes/cyclones in the US and Mozambique … and the list goes on. As humanitarians, we see the consequences of the climate crisis in our daily work. The Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations aims to guide and galvanize our collective efforts to address this crisis

A comment by Amir Khouzam & Nishanie Jayamaha

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(20.04.2022)

Recently, the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) published the annual statistics summarizing how much foreign aid its 30 member states, including Austria, provided in 2021, loudly trumpeting the all-time high levels of ODA achieved

Outside View by Ranil Dissanayake¹

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(23.02.2022)

Changing attitudes towards taxation can only happen if citizens are engaged in shaping tax policy making and if tax systems are seen to be equitable, including appropriate taxation of large corporations as well as linking tax revenues to development outcomes like improved infrastructure, healthcare and education

Outside View by Luckystar Miyandazi & Orria Goni¹

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(21.12.2021)

Olivier De Schutter, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, presented a report on the relationship between poverty and inequality at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly

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(07.12.2021)

The Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2021 was released by the United Nations to highlight the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global macroeconomic context and its effects on sustainable development. This report addresses the economic impact that the COVID-19 crisis had on a global scale, especially on developing countries. It provides updates on how the pandemic has affected the financial sector and suggestions for actions that must be taken in response to the current crisis, pandemic, and climate risks.

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(15.11.2021)

There is a growing trend in development finance that you may not have heard about: lending through intermediaries. What are the risks and opportunities?

Outside View by Kate Geary

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(27.10.2021)

The German Development Institute released a report on the climate change and sustainable development to reveal how the two are interconnected. Since the Paris Climate Agreement was ratified in 2016, this report presents the progress made towards achieving the climate goals to maintain an average global temperature below 2°C, and preferably below 1.5°C, with net-zero emissions by 2050. The framework for the Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals is dependent on a stable climate system which is why it is important to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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(19.10.2021)

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2021 was released by the United Nations through the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The report provides an overview of the current state of the 17 SDGs and the progress made towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Within the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused adverse effects on the advancements of the SDGs. The pandemic has disproportionately affected the poorest people in the world and continues to hurt those living in the least developed countries by exposing their inequalities.

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(19.10.2021)

With the 7th round of negotiations on the UN binding treaty on its way, we look at the 3rd draft and what it says about the treaty process. With little change from the last version of the treaty, there is no excuse for states not to dig in and start negotiating seriously. Yet shamefully the EU still won’t be at the table. This next year will be decisive for the EU: with a regional law on corporate accountability on its way, they need to step up and get ready to finally engage in negotiations.

Outside View by Jill McArdle

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