The 50-year anniversary of the German Development Service was held in Bonn, organized by the Development Policy Forum.
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11th German World Bank Forum
The World Bank Forum explored the topic of "Leadership Matters – Business and Politics as Drivers for Inclusive and Sustainable Development".
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Health Innovations
In June, the Development Policy Forum organised a workshop as part of the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum (GMF) on “Health Innovations”.
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Post-2015-Agenda
Former Federal President Prof Horst Köhler presented the results of the report from the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons regarding the agenda.
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The Rise of the South
In June, the Development Policy Forum organised a Flagship Forum on the changing role of emerging countries.
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The potential of the potato for Africa
The focus was on key questions, such as how the potential of the potato might be harnessed in the fight against malnutrition.
870 million people are starving worldwide and an additional one billion suffer from malnutrition. It's time to discuss the then-new strategy to develop rural areas.
In September 2012, the World Investment Report was presented and discussed by UNCTAD in 2012 in Berlin.
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Transparency. Integrity. Development.
Hans-Jürgen Beerfeltz, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), presented the anti-corruption strategy.
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Involvement or Inaction?
Wittenberg hosted representatives from politics, the private sector, civil society, and science to discuss issues surrounding the economic commitment to developing countries.