Geneva Barometer

Developments in the Geneva-based International Organisations from mid-October 2020 to mid-December 2020

The “Geneva Barometer” takes an occasional look at selected developments in the international organisations based in Geneva.

Internet and Pandemic in the Americas

First health crisis in the digital age

Nine Latin American authors analyse the relationship between the Internet and COVID-19 from different perspectives.

Polityka zdrowotna w Niemczech

O niemieckiej polityce wobec pandemii

O walce z pandemią Covid 19 w Niemczech zechcieli opowiedzieć nam posłowie CDU do Bundestagu: Erwin Rüddel, Przewodniczący Komisji ds. Zdrowia w Bundestagu i dr Georg Kippels, członek Komisji ds. Zdrowia w Bundestagu

Regional- und Lokalwahlen in Namibia – Verschiebung der etablierten Machtverhältnisse?

Ende November fanden in Namibia Regional- und Lokalwahlen statt. Konnte die regierende „South West African People’s Organisation“ (SWAPO) die vergangene Wahlrunde im Jahr 2015 noch eindeutig für sich entscheiden, verlor die Partei, die seit der Unabhängigkeit durchgehend die Regierung stellt, erstmals vier Regionen an die Opposition und verlor 40% der abgegebenen Stimmen. Nach der Parlaments- und Präsidentschaftswahl 2019 ist dies nun bereits die zweite Wahl, bei der die SWAPO massiv an Zustimmung eingebüßt hat. Dies macht deutlich, dass es einen zunehmend großen Wunsch nach Veränderung im Land gibt.

The crisis of representative democracy and neopopulism in Brasil

The publication „The crisis of representative democracy and neopopulism in Brasil” contains two studies of the authors José Álvaro Moisés and Francisco Weffort concerning some of the most important issues of contemporary Brazilian politics.

WOMEN AND GIRLS : KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

This booklet is a compilation of the most important articles of the Constitution of Kenya as well as excerpts from relevant legislation and state policies with regard to areas in which women and girls are likely to face discrimination. In addition, this booklet contains a list of institutions where women and girls can seek help if they feel that their rights have been violated.

European Green Deal - Opportunities and challenges for Portugal

The KAS-Office Spain and Portugal supported the publication of International Affairs Network's (IAN) most recent Spotlight-report "European Green Deal - Opportunities and challenges for Portugal".

Becas para estudios de Máster y Doctorado en Alemania

Convocatoria abierta hasta el 28 de marzo

Becas completas para estudios en Alemania

Educación Dual: Necesidades formativas y análisis de demanda en el sector industrial

Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje -Alianza Empresarial para el Desarrollo -Cámara de Industrias de Costa Rica -Fundación Konrad Adenauer Costa Rica

10 years of the "Arab Spring" - 10 years of war in Syria

From Public Protests to A Global Proxy War - A Review

War has been raging in parts of Syria for almost ten years. What started in 2011 with popular demands for reforms quickly turned into a civil war and further developed - via a regional conflict - into the global proxy war we can witness today. To secure its own hold on power, the regime and its allies have killed approximately half a million Syrians so far. Over 5.5 million people fled abroad and another 6.6 million have been internally displaced. Hunger, mass poverty, and fear of persecution by the brutal police and intelligence apparatus define the daily lives of the Syrian people. The fulfillment of the demands for a democratic Syrian state seems a distant prospect, and the former civil war has now become an international crisis. This publication is only available in German.