Overview

• Reem Alabali-Radovan, newly appointed as Development Minister, has vowed to defend her ministry's budget during ongoing government negotiations over widespread spending cuts.
• The German government has suspended its longstanding 0.7% GDP target for official development assistance, ending a 30-year commitment to the international aid benchmark.
• Alabali-Radovan aims to reframe development policy as a component of sustainable security, addressing global challenges like poverty, migration, and climate change through strategic cooperation.
• Plans are underway to establish a North-South Commission to build equitable partnerships with the Global South, emphasizing mutual interests and collaboration.
• The minister also seeks to improve public understanding of development aid by highlighting its strategic benefits and the use of loan-based assistance with favorable repayment terms.