About Us
Global Perspectives Initiative
The Global Perspectives Initiative believes that a higher sense of responsibility leads to more opportunities, and more opportunities lead to a better future for everyone.
That is why we are promoting and supporting the discourse on a sustainable and balanced global development and strongly encourage Germany to increase its international responsibility in global development cooperation. We bring together stakeholders from politics, business, media and civil society and inform, discuss and work together to develop new approaches.
By doing so, we support Germany in fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations in 2015. The Global Perspectives Initiative sees itself as a national platform in a global discourse for a fairer world in the future.
Global Responsibility
The world faces major global challenges such as climate change, digitisation, peacekeeping and poverty alleviation. The emerging nationalism and increased protectionism, however, threaten internationally joined solutions. Which responsibility can Germany assume in the future to ensure a peaceful and sustainable global governance, to contribute to the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals and to strengthen multilateral cooperation? The programme line Global Responsibility is the GPI´s cross-sectoral issue and provides the framework for the further three thematic priorities Peace, Business as part of the solution and Global Health.
Peace
Armed conflicts are the biggest obstacle to economic and social development as well as a crucial trigger for poverty, disease and suffering. GPI aims at strengthening the protection of women in conflict zones, while enhancing the role of women as mediators of peace. We also encourage to consider the links between security and development and embrace migration in all its manifestations as a global challenge.
Business
In a globalized world, partnerships at eye level are vital. Despite its high degree of fragility, the African continent has a lot of potential to offer – investment and development are mutually dependent on each other. By 2030, more than 50% of Africa’s population will be under the age of 18 and the number of jobseekers will consequently rise rapidly. Of the 400,000 existing German companies, only 800 of them are active on the African continent so far and the German economy is currently only investing 1% of the world’s approximate 81 trillion Euros in Africa. We would like to encourage German companies to get involved in African countries and to stimulate the necessary political framework conditions in order to promote sustainable economic development at eye level in Africa.
Global Health
German politics and the research sector are becoming increasingly aware that health is the essential prerequisite for equal global development. Any investment in health-related research, e.g. neglected tropical diseases, and building a health infrastructure strengthens the fundamental right to a healthy life. Rather than just being the absence of illness and disease, health is the basis for education and for economic and social development.
Our event formats
Circle
At our circles, topics are intensively questioned and deepened through the knowledge and experience of our high-ranking guests. We invite selected experts and discuss very concrete issues of development cooperation in a small group. Internationally recognised personalities often join in as key speakers and firstly provide concise input, followed by an open discussion.
Highlights & Conferences
Politics Briefing
Parliamentarian talks are, as the name suggests, directed particularly at members of parliament, but also at political actors in government, ministries or political foundations.
Press Briefing
During our press briefings, new studies and insights are published, presented and discussed on a small scale. It is important for us to give the journalists space to challenge the topics intensively and to expand on them with our experts.
Salons
Our salons are small and exclusive formats with a maximum of 40 participants from business, politics and society. These are then introduced to well-known experts and personalities who present surprising and exciting content and discuss them together with us and our participants.