D+C 02/2006   Editorial Tillmann Elliesen A call for pragmatism Monitor OECD peer review of German development policy World Bank discontinues support for Chad UN decides on Peacebuilding Commission Webpage of German World Bank office $1,9 billion pledged to fight avian flu Rise in globalunemployment Afghanistan’s public finances No guarantee of ownership German insurance giant to launch micro-policies in Indonesia Focus: Genetically modified crops “Public debate is essential” Colonising Africa’s agriculture GM cotton in a dead end street “The farmers have the choice” Not yet mature – it is too early to bet on GM crops Tribune Development stepchild: land reforms deserve donor support Solar solutions for Andean people Policy networks help to improve global governance InWEnt Forum Water utilities: managing bottlenecks intelligently Statistics for poverty reduction Media Privatisation and its limits International charity / The military and humanitarian aid A world in balance Improving global governance Debate In defence of the good government paradigm Letters Multiple tension in Palestine Latin America turns left