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akzente 1/156 IN BRIEF IN FIGURES years of German state pensions. The pension system introduced by statesman Otto von Bis- marck is becoming a model for an increasing number of other coun- tries. A large proportion of the world’s popu- lation have either no or only very inadequate pension provisions. In 2050, over two billion people worldwide are expected to be over the age of 60. International cooperation in this area is therefore even more important. young manag- ers, more than ever before, have applied for the scholarship pro- gramme ‘Afrika kommt!’. The programme, which GIZ has been running on behalf of the German private sector since 2008, offers highly qualified young managers from sub-Saharan Africa the chance to experience the workflows and man- agement methods of leading German companies. The initiative sees itself as a bridge for sustain- able German-African economic cooperation. HORIZON 2020 GIZ has been awarded funding from Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Pro- gramme for Research and Innovation, for the development of a sustainable bioenergy market in Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria. This is just one expression of the increased cooperation be- tween the EU and GIZ. Further partners in the energy project are the Climate Protection and Energy Agency Baden-Württemberg and the Bavarian energy network C.A.R.M.E.N. Alternative energy years ago, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by the General Assem- bly of the United Nations. The anniversary year puts a spot- light on both its successes and the challenges that still exist. Nearly every country in the world has ratified the convention of 20 No- vember 1989, which initiated an unprece- dented change in the way children are viewed, i.e. as human beings with their own rights rather than simply passive objects of care from adults. However, in many countries the rights of children and young people have still not been sufficiently realised. PHOTO:FREDERICSCHWEIZER(PAGE6TOP) Charter for the Future GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY Entitled ‘ONE WORLD – Our Responsibility’, the Char- ter for the Future contains recommenda- tions for sustainable action. It was present- ed by Federal Development Minister Gerd Müller to Federal Chancellor Angela Mer- kel at the Forum for the Future, held in Berlin in late 2014. ‘There is no longer a first, second, third world,’ said Müller. ‘There is just ONE WORLD, for which we are all responsible.’ The Charter is the result of a Germany-wide dialogue between vari- ous sections of society, non-governmental organisations, the private sector and politi- cians. Throughout the country, anyone in- terested in the Charter was able to voice their ideas and participate in creating it. This impressed the Federal Chancellor, who considered it important that the Charter ‘emerged from the grassroots’. At the same time, however, she cautioned that ‘our in- ternational credibility will depend on whether we actually live out these goals’. The Charter heralded the start of the Euro- pean Year for Development 2015, which is aimed at informing EU citizens about EU development cooperation work and increas- ing their involvement in it. www.zukunftscharta.de Forum for the Future: Chancellor Angela Merkel and Federal Development Minister Gerd Müller