Dossier

Thousands of people live cheek by jowl in the Cruzada São Sebastião housing project. The coronavirus pandemic has hit them especially hard. Most of them were already living under tough economic conditions and now many of them have lost their jobs. The Afro-Brazilian population has been disproportionately affected by the virus, with racism and inequality thrown into even sharper relief by the pandemic. This is also the experience of the residents of Cruzada São Sebastião.

Germany’s turn to chair the Presidency of the Council of the EU for a half-year term from July 1st, 2020 onwards, arrives directly in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. How does Germany understand its role in the European Union and what expectations do our European neighbours have of the German EU Presidency?

"Multilateralism 2.0 - In Search of New Partnerships for the German and European Foreign Policy". The international order shows signs of disintegration, while global challenges become more pressing by the day. What can Germany do to save a rules-based world order? And who are Berlin's partners? We addressed these difficult questions at our 20th Foreign Policy Conference on 30 January 2020.

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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.

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.

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.

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.