The Most Important Document of the Century:  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 75

Human Rights Day, 2023

In 1948, just a few years after the end of the Second World War, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was a visionary document that enabled humanity to tell its story anew. The Declaration has inspired numerous international legal norms since 1948. It has been and continues to be a source for political movements that strive for coexistence in freedom and respect for the rights of all individuals.

BURSA SUR-PLACE 2024

Konrad Adenauer Foundation's office in Moldova announces the opening of the competition for the Sur-Place 2024 scholarship programme.

Fluch und Segen

Goldreichtum in der Sahelregion

Die Sahelregion ist extrem reich an Gold. Doch Regierungen und große Teile der Bevölkerung profitieren nur wenig vom Goldabbau. Hauptprofiteure sind industrielle Firmen, individuelle Goldschürfer, Schmuggler, korrupte Staatsdiener und bewaffnete Gruppen wie Dschihadisten. Gold entwickelt sich immer mehr zum Treiber von Konflikten und Migration in der Region.

Qazaq Green Magazin 9

Achievements and Challenges of RES Sector of Kazakhstan

AFRICA GST PROJECT

AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES OF THE FIRST GST OUTCOME: A FOCUS ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

The diversity of global climate initiatives lack coordination, requiring a collective framework for effective integration of actions. Current efforts inadequately drive climate ambition, necessitating a new vision emphasizing creativity, context-specific strategies, and systemic transformations. African nations encounter obstacles meeting Paris Agreement targets. This report urges for enhanced cooperation focusing on environmental, transformative, and distributive outcomes — an effort that COP28 could guide for improved international cooperation beyond UNFCCC.

Russland im Nahen Osten

Strategien und Interessen

Der Terrorangriff der Hamas auf Israel und das Wiederaufleben eines heißen Nahost-Konfliktes im Oktober 2023 erregt nicht nur die Aufmerksamkeit der regionalen Akteure, sondern auch die der globalen Gemeinschaft. Insbesondere Russlands Reaktion wird mit Argusaugen verfolgt. Russland, als Rechtsnachfolgestaat der Sowjetunion, hat eine tief verwurzelte Geschichte im Nahen Osten. Der Länderbericht widmet sich neben aktuellen russischen Reaktionen zum Nahost-Konflikt der historischen Rolle der Sowjetunion bzw. Russlands in der Region und beleuchtet die russischen Interessen in Nahost.

What happens in Syria?

The Syria dossier of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in the 2023 winter edition of the zenith magazine

What has changed in Syria 12 years after the start of the conflict and what developments will shape the country and the entire region in the coming years?

The Revocation of the Kosovo Autonomy 1989 – 1991

and Its Consequences For the Idea of European Integration

An analysis of the revocation of the Kosovo Autonomy and its repercussions by Joseph Marko. The publication is available in Albanian, English and Serbian.

New KAP Survey of Arab Citizens in Israel

In-depth survey of Arab society’s views on the war between Israel and Hamas

Read the findings from an insightful and fascinating survey among the Arab population in Israel that was conducted by our Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University. It is an in-depth survey of Arab society's views on the war between Israel and Hamas and the aftermath of the massacre of October 7th.

Research - Labour shifting by 2030 in Vietnam to drive industrialisation and modernisation

The improvement of human resources is currently considered one of the breakthrough stages to ensure economic growth and achieve the goals of industrialization and modernization of the economy. The labor transition process in Vietnam has been relatively slow and is facing many bottlenecks such as training quality, skills, age factors, post- transition livelihoods... Labor transition also poses significant challenges from external factors such as technological development, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, international integration that changes production patterns and labor demands. The Vietnam Institute for Development Strategies (VIDS), with the support of Konrad- Adenauer-Stiftung Vietnam (KAS) complied and published the research on “Labour Shifting by 2030 in Vietnam to drive industrialisation and modernisation”