Medico supports the realisation of social and political human rights within global networks. States and other global actors can only be forced to abide by laws and ensure human rights through a …
Proposals and international debates for a radical change in politics …
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We have to understand the roots of tragedies to avoid repetition. The crisis in East Africa is not at all „unbelievable“, as some commentators continue to suggest, the approaching disaster has been foreseeable for years and decades. People are dying not only because of an unfortunate drought but also of systemic, wide-ranging problems such as climate change, the consequences of neo-liberal ideologies, military interventions and unstable grain markets - and because the world of states is unwilling to outlaw and pursue the warlords that have been destroying Somalia for 20 years. …
medico works with people and organisations in Africa, Asia and Latin America who want to see short- and long-term political and social change. Working together includes continuously learning from and for each other. Planning, monitoring and evaluation (PME) methods also help us in our critical and reflective dialogue. …
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How is the democratic process in Egypt evolving in the moment, what are the key actors? It can be said that Egypt is going through the second stage of the revolution which began on the 25th of …
The People’s Health Movement (PHM) was founded in December 2000 in Savar, Bangladesh. 1600 people from 93 countries came together at the premises of medico’s partner Gonoshasthaya Kendra: …
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2010 was the bloodiest year of the war in Afghanistan, with the civil population the hardest hit by the violence. For development aid organisations working in the country this was a reason to …
Although the war in Sri Lanka ended in 2009, the country’s Tamil-populated north is not at peace. Quite the reverse: their land is completely occupied, tens of thousands live in internment camps …
medico has been supporting Nicaraguan civil society in its attempts to implement social and political changes in the country since the struggles against the Somoza dictatorship. The new beginning, …
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In 2006 medico, Brot für die Welt, Misereor, terre des hommes and Welthungerhilfe formed the Alliance Development Works ( Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft or BEH in German): It has since been joined by …
The total budget for 2010 was €19,241,072.98, twice that of the previous year. This exceptional growth is related to the earthquake in Haiti and the floods in Pakistan. Income Total donations …
