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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.

Sabine Balk

Sabine Balk

euz.editor@dandc.eu

is a former member of the editorial team of D+C/E+Z. She is currently working for us as a freelancer.

All articles of Sabine Balk

2030 Agenda
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Improvable partnerships

SWP study reveals many gaps in partnerships for the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda

Oxfam scandal
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

#MeToo in the aid sector

The Oxfam scandal damages the image of the whole development work

Humanitarian aid
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Wishes and visions

Providing adequate schooling and strengthening the global health systems are main tasks of international cooperation

Congo
Christoph Vogel
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

“The state functions according to its entirely own logic”

An expert on the Congo explains who is operating militarily in the country and why, and what a peaceful solution might look like

Blue Action Fund
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Money to safeguard seas and coastlines

BMZ and KfW establish new trust fund in support of marine conservation projects

Protecting the oceans
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

A call to action

Many marine areas are at imminent risk of collapse, so experts are sounding the alarm

Waste management
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Anything but waste

KfW Development Bank is planning to intensify its efforts for waste management and to create new concepts

Philanthropic foundations
Thomas R. Loster
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“The pros outweigh the cons”

In spite of some black sheep, an insider assesses philanthropic foundations favourably

Colonial legacy
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

CARICOM demands reparations

The basis of the debate for reparations is the “CARICOM Ten Point Plan for Reparatory Justice”

PEGNet Conference
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Measures to reduce inequality

Public investments in education and social protection help to reduce inequality

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Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
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Giving voice to the voiceless
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Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Need for government advertising makes media vulnerable

Poverty Reduction

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

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Gender Equality

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

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
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

Governance

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

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy
Voodoo allows a holistic view of the cosmos
Brazil’s colonial legacies and current challenges
Indigenous banks collapsing in Zambia: A closer look at Investrust

Sustainability

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

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy
Voodoo allows a holistic view of the cosmos
Brazil’s colonial legacies and current challenges
Indigenous banks collapsing in Zambia: A closer look at Investrust