News from the Global Policy and Development Department

We need a new economic order that serves the public interest. A plea by FES head of department Jochen Steinhilber on ips-journal.eu.

Lalaina from Madagascar and Adin from Indonesia motivate young people to become politically active. We talked about inequality and trust.

The ILO established the right to social security and today recommends Social Protection Floors. That move is crucial, says Ebenezer Durojaye.

Civil society can contribute to asset recovery and more transparent processes, say authors Agatino Camarda and Jackson Oldfield.

Building social cohesion by fighting inequality

A robust international tax system is the best defence against authoritarianism, says Wayne Swan on IPS-journal.eu.

The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not for everyone's tax evasion

After two months on the UN Security Council, Germany is gearing up: Here is what Richard Gowan has to say about Germany's upcoming Presidency on the...

The discussion on phasing out coal is extremely hard, especially in countries like Poland.

Why the climate conference COP24 in Katowice is an important milestone for achieving the 1.5°C target, explains Manuel Mattheß on IPS-Journal.eu