Geert van Dok

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Freelancer «Polit-Sichten», Former Helvetas employee
Geert van Dok

Geert van Dok is an ethnologist (lic. phil. hist.) and has been working as an expert on development policy for over 20 years. Since 2016, he has been responsible for Helvetas' public affairs on development policy vis-à-vis politics, administration and society in Switzerland and is the author of the position paper "Under the banner of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development". He was a member of the Board of the Max Havelaar Foundation Switzerland (1998-2015), co-founder and steering committee member of the Swiss Platform for Peacebuilding KOFF (2000-2010) and represents Helvetas at Alliance Sud, the Climate Alliance Switzerland and Swiss Fair Trade. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Swiss Centre of Expertise in Human Rights. Geert van Dok has published books and articles on world domestic policy, peace building, migration & development, fair trade and humanitarian aid, among others.

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Russian and Central African Republic flags are waived by demonstrators gathered in Bangui on March 5, 2022 during a rally in support of Russia. | © Keystone/AFP/Carol Valade

Russia's Ties with Africa

Written by Geert van Dok - 06. May 2022
Yaya Seny Traoré baut nach der Zai Methode Mais in Jigyia, Somo, Mali an, | © Fatoumata Diabate

Africa's Green Wonder of the World?

Written by Geert van Dok, Patrik Berlinger - 04. May 2022
A child stands in a slum behind Nile City Towers, in Ramlet Bulaq neighborhood, Cairo, Egypt, Ramlet Bulaq's residents live in run-down shacks and lack basic facilities, such as running water. They make for an extreme juxtaposition with the gleaming Nile City Towers, home to wealthy companies, a nightclub and the Fairmont Hotel, which has a swimming pool on its roof. During an investment conference that wrapped up activities on 15 March, the Egyptian government signed a 45 billion dollar agreement with an Emirati company to develop a new administrative capital east of Cairo. EPA/KHALED ELFIQI | © Keystone/EPA/Khaled Elfiqi

Growing Inequality Demands Political Action

Written by Geert van Dok - 01. February 2022
Indian workers use boats to remove sand from the River Yamuna in Allahabad on March 16, 2018. | © KEYSTONE/AFP/SANJAY KANOJIA

Regulating an Irresponsible Industry: Sustainable Sand Management Needs Rules

Written by Geert van Dok - 11. January 2022
Remittance | © Keystone/EPA/EFE/Amel Pain

No More Money from Abroad

COVID-19 leads to a slump in remittances
Written by Geert van Dok, Paulo Rodrigues - 05. June 2020
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From the ‘Frying Pan to the Fire’? The COVID-19 Pandemic and Smallholder Farmers

Written by Zenebe B. Uraguchi, Geert van Dok - 22. April 2020