Development cooperation

News | Defense budget

November 14th, 2025

UNDP calls for development aid from the defense budget

Funds for crisis prevention could help to avoid higher expenditure in the fight against crises.

By Gabriel Bub

Porträt von Melanie Hauenstein, Direktorin, UNDP Repräsentationsbüro in Deutschland

Opinion | United Nations (UN)

September 24th, 2025

UN General Assembly: Why the world needs to rethink

Increasing arms spending will not make the world a safer place. We need to deepen international development cooperation and shape it courageously. Many examples show how peace and stability can be consolidated in this way, writes Melanie Hauenstein.

By Melanie Hauenstein