Supply Chain Act as a First Step – The 2030 turn in German Development Policy – An Opportunity to Fundamentally Challenge Global Inequalities?
In their latest opinion piece, Tanja Verena Matheis and Adrian Schlegel ask whether the new German development policy is “anywhere near allowing to address persistent socio-economic inequalities that the system of development cooperation claims to alleviate?”, and conclude: “In the context of an international cooperation that aims at addressing systemic inequalities, a “Supply Chain Act” can be a first step in holding businesses accountable in their countries of origin, where jurisprudence and civil society can work together to prosecute violations and misconduct. Eventually such shifts within policies must go hand in hand with a larger transformation of cooperation as such: unlearning colonial mindsets and deconstructing the northern hegemony within institutional structures in order to collectively build more equitable, reciprocal ties in international cooperation” Read the post.

Communities’ Responses in Peru, 3 November, 15.00 CET
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“Inclusive Development” with Professor Joyeeta Gupta, 11 November, 14.00 CET
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Lockdown challenges for land reform beneficiaries: South Africa
Watch Nkanyiso Gumede from the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies at the University of the Western Cape discuss how support and relief aimed to mitigate the impact of Covid 19 for farmers and land reform beneficiaries must be relevant and based on a thorough consultation with those it targets. Watch the video

Domestic Workers’ Activism during the Pandemic Crisis in Latin America
Listen to Louisa Acciari from the UCL Centre for Gender and Disaster show that domestic workers’ unions have undertaken remarkable actions to support their members, and can be considered a leading example of resilience and human solidarity in times of crisis. Watch the video

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