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60 Years IDOS

We celebrate our 60th anniversary! Founded in 1964, as the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), IDOS today looks back at six decades of intensive research, policy advice, training and joint learning. At our anniversary event, we will look ahead.

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At IDOS, we aspire to co-shape a collaborative multipolar world for sustainable futures. We do so by conducting high-quality research, offering independent policy advice, and learning across borders and regions while seeking to align development and sustainability.
Russia's war against Ukraine
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Russia's war against Ukraine

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in violation of international law marks a turning point. Experts at IDOS analyse the consequences of the war from different perspectives.

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
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2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

With its many years of expertise on the Agenda 2030, IDOS contributes to discussions at the 2024 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).

Opinion pieces and media contributions

The Current Column

60 years of research, policy advice and training at IDOS

Hornidge, Anna-Katharina / Axel Berger

A plea for more independent, transformative and collaborative research in times of geopolitical tensions and populist tendencies.

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Article in Global Observatory (GO)

Why UN Financing Matters For Effective Multilateralism

Baumann, Max-Otto / Sebastian Haug

A closer look at UN financing provides insights into how UN multilateralism works.

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Events

Anniversary Conference
IDOS at 60

Bonn, 04.07.2024

International workshop
International research conference
GLOBALGOALS2024 - The Future of the SDGs

Utrecht, The Netherlands, 29.08.2024 until 30.08.2024

Further events

Current publications

Kenya's protests happened in every major urban center - why these spaces are explosive

Gutheil, Lena (2024)

International rules on health data sharing for a new pandemic agreement

Holzscheiter, Anna / Maria Weickardt Soares (23/2024)

Smart packages: six steps to design effective behavioural policies

Pegels, Anna (22/2024)

Conflicting interests and the localisation of international migration governance norms in Ghana

Jaji, Rose (21/2024)

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