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Mann mit oranger Warnweste sortiert Decken und Kleidung. Im Hintergrund laden vier Personen Hilfsgüter auf ein Auto

Emergency aid after earthquake in Morocco - In solidarity with our partners

A devastating earthquake has killed, injured or deprived thousands of Moroccans of their livelihoods. We are working in the region and have compiled a list of trusted organizations that are helping in need and rely on donations.

Ein Frau mit schwarzen Haaren, die zu einem Zopf geflochten sind, ist von hinten zu sehen.

Germany's Feminist Foreign and Development Policy: Need for Changes in Relations with the South Caucasus

Analyse

The German government is in the process of spelling out a feminist foreign and development policy. This article, aimed at contributing to policy changes based on the new paradigm, suggests how Germany’s policy towards Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, whose political relevance has increased for Berlin due to Russia’s war in Ukraine, could become feminist.

By Dr. Sonja Katharina Schiffers

Legal opinion: Implementation of a ban on the export of certain hazardous pesticides from Germany

Legal opinion

The German government has announced it will implement an export ban on certain hazardous pesticides. The legal opinion examines the potential scope of such an export ban and if it could be compatible with the law of the European Union as well as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) of the World Trade organization (WTO).

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#StandWithUkraine

We declare our full solidarity with Ukraine. We stand by the side of our Ukrainian partners and colleagues and, at the same time, by the side of our partners in Russian civil society who are beset by harsh repression.

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Feminist foreign policy in action: exiled Afghan women MPs in Greece

Commentary

Afghan women political representatives want to establish a parliament in exile in Greece: reason enough for me to pay them a visit and show my support.

By Hannah Neumann

Indigenous rangers expand footprint in Cambodian forest besieged by illegal logging

Article

As environmental activists are silenced around them, a group of Kuy grandfathers have taken matters into their own hands and are reversing a global trend in a bid to keep their ancient culture alive.

By Matt Blomberg

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Publications

Plastic & Climate: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet

The plastic pollution crisis is a significant and growing threat to the Earth’s climate. Greenhouse gas emissions from the plastic lifecycle threaten the ability of the global community to keep global temperature rise below 1.5°C.

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From «Paymaster of Europe» to «Shaper of Europeʼs future»

E-Paper

Although the European Union is facing enormous political challenges, Germany has shown little initiative in European politics in recent years. Proposed reforms of other member states, such as France, have been mostly opposed on the grounds that «the German taxpayers» must not be even further burdened. This study investigates the factual and popular basis of this narrative.

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The European Election in Germany

e-paper

This E-Paper analyse the results of the European Election in Germany and the specific impacts on national politics and the competition between the parties in Germany.

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