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COVID-19 Response: Is the World Bank right about not suspending debt service payments of developing countries? A Pro & Contra

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The COVID-19-pandemic and its social and economic consequences are hitting developing countries particularly hard. Many of these countries are heavily in debt and lack the financial resources to address the crisis effectively. Nevertheless, the World Bank has so far been reluctant to suspend debt service payments of developing countries, which would free up much-needed resources. While some experts argue that this is justified since suspending debts would jeopardize the World Bank’s financing model, others criticize the Bank for getting priorities wrong. The following Pro & Contra summarizes the most important arguments of both sides.

A Pro & Contra by Scott Morris and Iolanda Fresnillo

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Report (EN)

European Environment State and Outlook 2020 Report

European Environment Agency
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According to the European Environment State and Outlook 2020, European Union Member States are currently facing environmental challenges on a substantially larger scale than ever before. They require immediate action from policy makers, large companies and the public.

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Conclusions

5th Humanitarian Congress Vienna: – The Future of Humanitarian Aid – Conclusions

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Conflicts are becoming more protracted, populations and inequality grows and environmental disasters are on the rise. Needs of humanitarian assistance, both short- and long-term, will be acute and widespread. In the next years policy and the aid sector will need to evolve and adapt.

Considering the discussions of the 5th Humanitarian Congress and taking into account the experience and expertise of the 14 Austrian humanitarian organizations responsible for organising the Humanitarian Congress Vienna we conclude with the following demands for the Future of Humanitarian Aid:

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Magazine (EN)

FUNKENSPRUNG – MAGAZINE FOR GLOBAL ENCOURAGEMENT

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Many people strive every day to ensure a bright future for the planet and those that live on it. This is why the global community, represented by the United Nations, has adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals. In our unique magazine for global encouragement we will present you with some extraordinary examples of successful projects.

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Unterstützte Position

EuropeAid: DEAR Call 2016

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While the new EuropeAid Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR) Call 2016 is highly appreciated as a timely call for proposals reflecting very well the development and DEAR priorities of the European union as well as new international frameworks like the SDGs and the outcomes of COP21, it – however – holds a very problematic and threatening administrative provision on page 18 of the guidelines. 19 NGOs platforms/networks and 53 NGOs wrote a joint letter to the European Commission calling for a Corrigendum.

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