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People cross the Chenab River after the flow of water was halted from a dam, at Akhnoor, on the outskirts of Jammu, India in May.

Resource conflicts

Can India withhold Pakistan’s water?

India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty is not likely to cause its neighbour Pakistan much harm in the short term, but it sets a dangerous global precedent.

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by Imran Mukhtar

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The work “Activist Mayalú Kokometi Waurá Txucarramãe” by artist Yacunã Tuxá is a visual homage to the strength and resilience of Indigenous women. It was inspired by the activist Mayalú Txucarramãe, a strong voice in the fight to protect the rainforest and the rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Our view

Humanity needs Indigenous role models

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
President Donald Trump announced new tariff rates for more than a hundred countries on 2 April 2025 in Washington.

World trade

US tariffs will aggravate economic crises in the Global South

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by Praveen Jha
Community, counselling, purpose: churches and faith-based organisations have an influence on people’s mental health.

Faith and mental health

How faith-based organisations are promoting mental health

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by Sabine Schwirner
Global crises leave psychological scars. At the same time, certain circumstances promote resilience.

Our view

Strengthening mental health worldwide

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by Maren van Treel
Medical care for children in Lusaka, Zambia. The healthcare sector is hardest hit by the cuts in global funding.

Development policy

Don’t overpromise and underdeliver

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by Heiner Janus
by Tim Röthel
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping support one another.

Propaganda

When autocrats cooperate against democracy

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by Dagmar Wolf
Shifts in international development cooperation were already evident at the IMF and World Bank Spring Meeting in April 2025.

World Bank

“We will always be the target of criticism”

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by Axel van Trotsenburg
by Eva-Maria Verfürth
Climate protest in Berlin.

Media

The silent majority must make its voice heard

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
The fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) is taking place from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in Seville, Spain.

Global finance

How to overhaul the global financial architecture

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by Roli Mahajan
Climate and debt activists are calling for the complete cancellation of the Global South’s debts and a UN-led framework for debt and climate protection.

Financing for Development

Reforming global financial structures is non-negotiable for Africa

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by Africa Kiiza