Laura Waisbich

May 24, 2024 | idos-research.de | Sebastian Haug |Laura Waisbich

Comprehensive power shifts in the making: China's policy transfer partnerships with the United Nations Haug, Sebastian / Laura Trajber Waisbich Externe Publikationen (2024) in: Global Policy 15 (S2) Special Issue, 62-73 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13360 Open access China and the United Nations (UN) have set up a growing number of partnerships to transfer Chinese domestic development policies across the South.

May 23, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Sebastian Haug |Sustainability Bonn Germany |Laura Waisbich

China–UN policy transfer partnerships suggest that China's multifaceted exercise of power can unfold beyond contestations observed in the UN human rights or peace and security fields. Member states and UN entities should pay attention to how China provides less financial resources through trust funds than Northern donors but exercises more direct control over the use of these funds.

Sep 26, 2023 | sant.ox.ac.uk | Laura Waisbich

On March 25, 2020, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed the world’s largest lockdown in a bid to stem the threat of COVID 19. The stringent lockdown triggered a mass exodus from cities across India, with panic-stricken people desperately trying to leave for their homes in villages, walking over hundreds if not thousands of kilometres. Who were these men, women and children streaming out of India’s cities?

Jul 20, 2023 | or-f.org | Sebastian Haug |Laura Waisbich

Task Force 6: Accelerating SDGs—Exploring New Pathways to the 2030 Agenda1. The ChallengeThe 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a globally agreed framework for development cooperation efforts. Due to several—mostly human-induced—hazards, however, the implementation of this multilateral agenda is under pressure. Challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular, have contributed to undermining global development efforts.

Jul 20, 2023 | orfonline.org | Sebastian Haug |Laura Waisbich

Task Force 6: Accelerating SDGs—Exploring New Pathways to the 2030 Agenda1. The ChallengeThe 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a globally agreed framework for development cooperation efforts. Due to several—mostly human-induced—hazards, however, the implementation of this multilateral agenda is under pressure. Challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular, have contributed to undermining global development efforts.