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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.

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

Summer special
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Unthinkable

Voices of Violence documents atrocities women suffer at the hands of rebels in the DRC and shows how victims can cope with trauma

Editorial
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Sabine Balk

Rural urbanisation

How to push rural development

Peacebuilding
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Sabine Balk

Corruption, a necessary evil

Corruption does not necessarily destabilise a post-conflict country

Human security
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Sabine Balk

Transatlantic cooperation

Transatlantic cooperation should contribute to more reliability in the world’s food supply

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Sabine Balk

Awareness and action

How girls and women suffer from rebel violence in DR Congo

Business
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Sabine Balk

Risks can be minimised

Experts encourage companies to invest in Africa despite risks

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Sabine Balk

Can progress be bad?

Report of Survival International reveals many drawbacks indigenous people are exposed to

Private sector
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Sabine Balk

Better skilled employees

Why it makes sense for companies to invest in their staff’s skills

European Union
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Sabine Balk

Sealing Europe off is no solution

Unless the EU respects human rights in the refugee crisis, its international credibility will be further eroded

ISIS
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Sabine Balk

Water as a weapon

ISIS is using water resources for military purposes

Our Contributors

Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
From GFAR to GFAiR
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
When qualifications don’t decide your career
Samir Abi
African responsibility for climate justice
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado
Mexico’s first female president
Henning Melber
How South Africa negotiated its new government
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi
Whose development?
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar
There are very few educational opportunities for refugees in Lebanon
Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar
Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate
Hugh Williamson
Hugh Williamson
The internet is crucial
José Siaba Serrate
José Siaba Serrate
Disagreement between China and the Paris Club
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola
A powerful role model for African girls
Markus Loewe
Markus Loewe
Financing health systems for informal workers
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
Promoting pluralistic discourse
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
There are many ways you can be scammed on the web in Africa
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
How to challenge a corrupt system
Roli Mahajan
Financing development and climate goals
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Need for government advertising makes media vulnerable
David Mfitumukiza
David Mfitumukiza
Pressure on wildlife in Uganda
Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee
Modi won, but no longer looks invincible
André de Mello e Souza
André de Mello e Souza
Colonialism and environmental preservation in Brazil
Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu
Why many Africans must rely on informal health care
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak
India’s tiny plutocratic elite is growing fast
Kathrin Berensmann
Kathrin Berensmann
Reforming development finance
Svenja Schulze
Svenja Schulze
Women, climate and chocolate
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Giving voice to the voiceless
Praveen Jha
Praveen Jha
Walk the talk regarding SDGs
Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner
After Covid-19 pandemic, "build forward better"
Marva Khan
Marva Khan
Tangible action needed in Pakistan
Boro Baski
Boro Baski
Why some Indian farmers are backing away from rice cultivation

Poverty Reduction

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

An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating
Why we believe in our Digital Monthly
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Financing development and climate goals

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
Why you might find our newsletter useful
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