SEEK’s Managing Director, Christina Schrade, participated in a panel titled ‘Gender Equality within the Global Health Workforce: Addressing Gender Equity to Strengthen Health for All' at the World Health Summit in Berlin on October 27, 2019. The World Health Summit is the premiere interdisciplinary event in global health, bringing together leaders and representatives from science, politics, business and civil society.

SEEK Development Project Manager Raimund Zühr was quoted by the global development news outlet Devex in an article on the future of Germany's foreign assistance. Germany’s commitment to development has been on an upward trajectory — something the government is eager to be recognized for  — but according to Zühr, "The open question is what happens when Merkel's gone, which will be the case sometime soon." To secure the future of German development spending, he advocates for building up a broader network of policy experts within the government, among other advocacy efforts. Read the full article here.

The Donor Tracker team is excited to attend the European Development Days (June 18-19, 2019) in Brussels next week. Come visit our stand in the Global Village for exciting updates on the world of donor financing and development policy.

SEEK Development Project Manager Raimund Zühr was quoted by the global development news outlet Devex in an article on the blowback surrounding a political appointment to the German Corporation for International Development (GIZ). The article contends that the appointment was viewed as politically motivated, rather than on merit, but the controversy it provoked demonstrates the growing importance of global development in German politics.