Development Finance at a turning point
The 2026 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-Up (FfD Forum) takes places in New York from 20-24 April. IDOS works on key mechanisms of the Financing for Development process. You can find some of our related work here.
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Disruption and Reform
In light of global crises and increasingly disruptive, authoritarian forms of politics, forward-looking, cooperative reforms are necessary to secure sustainable development, international cooperation and democratic foundations. In this web special you will find IDOS's work on the dynamics of our 2025/26 annual theme, ‘Disruption and Reform’.
Opinion pieces and media contributions
Urban transitions need bio-based materials—here’s why
Bio-based materials can cut emissions while creating jobs and boosting local economies—yet remain largely overlooked.
Read moreThe great global bake-off for the world’s top food job
Europe lost the race for the U.N.’s top food job to China in 2019. Now it’s trying again. Just one problem: it can’t agree on a nominee. "With the retreat of the U.S. from U.N. multilateralism, power dynamics are in flux. The next FAO director-general will be in a key position to co-shape the future of the U.N.'s work on food and agriculture."
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Jakarta, 19.04.2026 until 23.04.2026
Paris, 22.04.2026
Bonn, 05.05.2026
Current publications
Building social cohesion through livelihood support in climate-related internal displacement settings: evidence from Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Ncube, Tomy / Susan S. Ekoh (14/2026)
Digital labour opportunities and (im)mobility: steps for making digital remote work a global possibility
Martin-Shields, Charles (13/2026)
Zusammen ist man weniger allein: Mit Team Europe 2.0 die europäische Entwicklungspolitik stärken
Koch, Svea / Julian Bergmann / Benedikt Erforth / Christine Hackenesch / Niels /Keijzer (12/2026)
Strengthening European development policy: the case for Team Europe 2.0
Koch, Svea / Julian Bergmann / Benedikt Erforth / Christine Hackenesch / Niels /Keijzer (11/2026)
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