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Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Ellen Thalman

is a freelance reporter for D+C/E+Z.

All articles of Ellen Thalman

Rural development
Ellen Thalman

Tangible goals

Berlin Charter provides G20 with advice concerning rural development

Globalisation
Ellen Thalman

Shaking up the rural world

Improving infrastructure and opportunities in rural areas is key to eradicating hunger and poverty

Authoritarian rule
Ellen Thalman

Stick to principles

For human-rights defenders in Iran, the situation has deteriorated since the 2015 “nuclear deal”

Urbanisation
Ellen Thalman

“Can a city be sustainable?”

The “New Urban Agenda” will set a global urbanisation strategy for the next two decades

Violent conflict
Ellen Thalman

Ethnic divisions not the problem

A “deceptive quiet” has taken over in Burundi

Climate change
Ellen Thalman

Loss and damage gets a boost

Experts call for a global market price for carbon emissions

Myanmar
Ellen Thalman

“Suu Kyi must extend power”

Expectations run high as Myanmar’s first freely elected parliament convenes

Democracy
Ellen Thalman

A long way to go

Experts call for more western support for the democratic movement in Tunis

Refugees
Ellen Thalman

Better than camps

Why including refugees in main-stream society is so important

Visual arts
Ellen Thalman

Lives drifting on the water

Vietnamese artist Mai Nguyen Thi Thanh tackles social issues

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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Financing development and climate goals
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The Global NARS Consortium’s revolutionary approach to food security

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
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Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition
A story is always part of the currents of its time

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

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Voodoo allows a holistic view of the cosmos
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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

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