40 Years CEDAW: The International Bill of Rights for Women Special On December 18th 1979 the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. We sum up the contributions CEDAW has made to the position, rights and everyday life of women.
Queering Memory: ALMS Conference 2019 in Berlin Special ALMS is a series of international conferences focused on public, private, academic, and grassroots archives collecting and preserving materials of all types from LGBTIQ+ communities. For this special, chronographers of past and present times tell their stories and share their experiences.
Anne Klein Women's Award 2020 Award The Anne Klein Women's Award 2020 goes to human rights activist and womens activist Prasanna Gettu from Chennai, India, for supporting women and girls that experiencend interpersonal violence.
COP24: Katowice The 24th Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place from December 2 to 14 in Katowice, Poland. The conference is intended to establish the rules according to which the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015 will be implemented in order to limit global warming to a maximum of 1.5°C.
Transformative Economy Dossier The crossing of global planetary boundaries and the growing inequality require us to rethink economic concepts. Today’s dominant neoclassical concepts with their exclusive focus on economic growth ignore power asymmetries, social inequality and the destruction of nature. We explore new economic approaches and innovative policy concepts that promote a socio-ecological transformation.
Plastic Dossier Unveil the hidden impact of ubiquitous plastic – from infiltrating our food and water to pervading our everyday items. Our plastics dossier uncovers the responsible parties, effects on humans and nature, and essential solutions for reversing the plastic crisis.
Playing with fire: are the US and Iran risking war? Dossier Iran and the US are in an escalation spiral. The Heads of our offices report on the hot spots of the conflict.
A Guide to the US Democratic Primaries Article The world is watching as the United States prepares for its next election marathon. Many Europeans want to know where the Democratic presidential hopefuls stand on issues from climate change or migration to regulating Big Tech. But where to start with more than 20 candidates? We try to cut a path through the US Democratic primary jungle. By Hannah Winnick and Sabine Muscat
Afrique du Sud : 25 ans aprés la fin de l'Apartheid Dossier La fin du régime d’apartheid en 1994 marquait le début d’un vent d’espoir en Afrique du Sud, celui d'un changement politique et économique. 25 ans plus tard, nous jetons un coup d'œil sur ce qui en est advenu de cette ambiance initiale de changement.