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Projects supported by MISEREOR strengthen the self-initiative of the poor.

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MISEREOR is right there at the side of the weak

MISEREOR is the German Catholic Bishops’ Organisation for Development Cooperation. For over 60 years MISEREOR has been committed to fighting poverty in Africa, Asia and Latin America. MISEREOR’s support is available to any human being in need – regardless of their religion, ethnicity or gender.

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Virtual Master Classes

Building Sense Now initiative has joined forces with MISEREOR to offer the following virtual Master Classes. By this, our aim is to offer access to country-specific building expertise – not only in line with climate-friendly and culturally sensitive practice, but also so that ideas can be implemented directly worldwide.

Please feel free to register for the events you’re interested in

Tool to navigate Ethiopia’s Pastoral Development Policy

In October 2020, a new Pastoral Development Policy and Strategy was approved by the Council of Ministers of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The document is meant as a framework for a new set of similar policies to be produced at the level of Ethiopia's Regional States.
CELEP has created a space on its website dedicated to helping people navigate the policy in English

Strategies against displacement, forced evictions and sell-out in the context of the pandemic

Despite Covid-19, evictions are being carried out, and many households are threatened with losing their flat or house. Capital market-oriented companies are going on a shopping tour, creating facts to use the crisis in their favour.

Resistance is necessary, but how can it be organised? Which strategies are effective and helpful? Misereor organised an exchange on these questions between urban justice and housing rights initiatives from Berlin, India and South Africa on 28 October 2020.
Get more information about the participating organisations

Educational Video on Covid-19

Our partner in Goma, the administrative capital and the economic center of the Kivu region in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, wants to educate people in the neighborhood and in the city on how they can protect themselves against Covid-19.

Lenten Campaign

MISEREOR not only supports projects in the countries of the South, it is also committed to serving the poor by acting as their voice and advocate in Germany. MISEREOR's main campaign takes place during the Lenten season.

Find out more about our annual Lenten Campaign

Board of Directors

The MISEREOR Board of Directors is staffed by our Director General, Mrsg Pirmin Spiegel, our Managing Director for International Cooperation Dr. Martin Bröckelmann-Simon, and our Managing Director for Human Resources, Administration and Finance, Thomas Antkowiak.

Europe is putting up the barricades. Is that the solution?

Martin Bröckelmann-Simon, Managing Director of MISEREOR, visited Morocco and the border area close to the Spanish enclave of Melilla, which is where refugees from the Middle East and migrants from West African countries are often marooned. They want to get to Europe, where they hope to find a new life in safety and dignity. Peter Pappert spoke with Dr Bröckelmann-Simon about these hopes and the resulting challenges for Europeans and Germans.

Latest Publications

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Local struggles for housing rights, in the context of climate change, urbanization and environmental degradation

The publication aims to show how the right to adequate housing and related rights are threatened by…

The publication aims to show how the right to adequate housing and related rights are threatened by climate change, increasing urbanization and environmental degradation, by highlighting ground-level experiences from Africa, Asia and Latin America. It aims to encourage an integrated approach to policy-making and to present examples of community-led tools and solutions from five countries: Cameroon, El Salvador, Nigeria, Peru and the Philippines.

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Position Paper "Rising to the challenges posed by global crisis"

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MISEREOR calls for a political U-turn during the German EU Council Presidency

Risks to Climate Protection and Human Rights

On June 28, 2019 the EU and Mercosur concluded the…

Risks to Climate Protection and Human Rights

On June 28, 2019 the EU and Mercosur concluded the negotiation of the text of the Association Agreement. Besides Trade, the deal includes two additional pillars on Political Dialogue and Cooperation. However only the Trade pillar has been published raising concerns about the impacts that agreement would bear on human rights and the environment as no human rights clause or sustainability impact assessments have been made available.

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Report

The global debt crisis is gripping more and more countries in the Global South. It is…

Report

The global debt crisis is gripping more and more countries in the Global South. It is threatening the livelihoods of millions of people. At the same time, many over-indebted countries are suffering massively from the impacts of climate change. Bone crushing debt servicing is hampering urgently needed adaptation measures.

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Pastoral Development Orientation Framework - Focus on Ethiopia

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This Orientation Framework for engaging in pastoral development, with a focus on…

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This Orientation Framework for engaging in pastoral development, with a focus on Ethiopia, is a working document for MISEREOR and national partners. ‘Pastoral development’ is used in analogy with ‘agricultural development’ but referring to pastoral systems.

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Rules of engagement between the UN and private actors

Working paper

Towards a regulatory and institutional framework

Report by MISEREOR’s Outlook Commission IV

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MISEREOR is pleased to present the document which will guide our work over the next five…

Publication

MISEREOR is pleased to present the document which will guide our work over the next five years. For the
fourth time, the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) set up an Outlook Commission (PK IV), which, over
the course of 2016 and 2017, investigated the current context and identified the challenges facing MISEREOR over the coming years.

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Short film: MISEREOR funded projects

This short film presents the benefits of project evaluations and why partners organisations should consider commissioning them locally.

It introduces examples and various partners’ experiences with such local evaluations.

Watch the film here

Projects supported by MISEREOR strengthen the self-initiative of the poor.

MISEREOR is right there at the side of the weak

Virtual Master Classes

Tool to navigate Ethiopia’s Pastoral Development Policy

Strategies against displacement, forced evictions and sell-out in the context of the pandemic

Educational Video on Covid-19

Lenten Campaign

Board of Directors

Europe is putting up the barricades. Is that the solution?

Latest Publications

Local struggles for housing rights, in the context of climate change, urbanization and environmental degradation

Position Paper "Rising to the challenges posed by global crisis"

Publication

EU-Mercosur Agreement

Risks to Climate Protection and Human Rights

Risks to Climate Protection and Human Rights

Global Sovereign Debt Monitor 2020

Report

Report

Pastoral Development Orientation Framework - Focus on Ethiopia

Publication

Publication

Rules of engagement between the UN and private actors

Working paper

Report by MISEREOR’s Outlook Commission IV

Publication

Publication

Short film: MISEREOR funded projects