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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

Fragile states
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

New spaces of violence in ungoverned places

Scholars assess organised violence in different forms and places

West Africa
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Starting anew

Burkina Faso returns to democracy in presidential election

Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

“Ebola free” does not mean Ebola is gone for good

New infections remain possible

Cheaponomics
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Why cheap is expensive

Low consumer-good prices are misleading because they hide the true social and environmental costs

Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

A prize Mugabe deserves

Zimbabwe’s president has ruled his country dictatorially and ruinously for 35 years

Film director
Ochan Hannington
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Risking my life

South Sudanese filmmaker Ochan Hannington speaks about his dangerous work and why he loves it anyway

The arts
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

A human right

Why the arts need and deserve freedom

African perspectives
Yvette Mutumba
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Stepping into the light

Art from Africa has long been neglected by the international art scene – but that is slowly changing

Summer special
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Of wolves and men

Summer Special 8: In "Wolf totem", Jiang Rong criticises the destruction of nature and the suppression of Mongol traditions in China

Civil-society organisations
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Talking to managers

NGOs report on their experiences of dealing with private-sector companies

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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.

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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
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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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