Development and
Cooperation

Poverty reduction

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

TV sets for poor households in Ghana

A Ghanaian businessman runs two companies that tackle the problem of digital waste. He is in competition with informal waste recycling, which has a poor reputation because it damages the environment, exploits workers and exposes them to harmful substances.

International cooperation

Current MDG trends

Data from World Bank and UNDP show that, in spite of progress, the MDGs will not be met in 2015

Africa

Not quite on track

Even though Zambia’s economy has been growing fast recently, many MDGs still look out of reach

Multilateralism

Better global governance

HLP report on post-2015 agenda is step towards more conclusive global governance

Europe

Efficient and coherent

Despite its own crisis, Europe must play a role in defining the post-2015 agenda

Scholarship

Shades of green

PEGNet 2013: Why green growth policy can be bad for poor people and how to avoid harm

Namibia

Corrections

Namibian readers disagree with D+C/E+Z author Rigmar Osterkamp and set the record straight

Cross-border migration

International solidarity

The role of international migrants in the fight against poverty needs to be taken into account

Technology

African innovation hubs

African IT centres and business incubators are spawning fast

Editorial

Good-for-nothings deserve opportunities

Supposed good-for-nothings deserve a chance to prove their potential in real jobs

Participation

Becoming agents of change

Young people in the Palestinian Territories deserve more say in public affairs