Development and
Cooperation

E-Paper Archive

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.

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by Hans Dembowski
Opportunities of migration

Triple win

Triple win: Germany's development minister on the opportunities of migration

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by Dirk Niebel
Employment

Necessary condition

German minister wants international community to pay more attention to generating employment

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by Dirk Niebel
Social protection

Know and demand your rights

The need for social safety nets

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by Floreana Miesen
Natural disasters

Great risks, huge challenges

WorldRiskIndex asssess people’s vulnerability in regard to natural catastrophes

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by Peter Hauff
Africa

Three steps forward, one step back

To fight poverty in Africa, fast growth in itself won't do

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by Eva-Maria Verfürth
Self-employment

Nobody becomes somebody

Nowadays: Peter Musa on motorised taxi services in Cameroon

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by Peter Musa
Solid data

Exposed to global warming

Northeast India is a global leader on adaptation to climate change

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by Marcus Stewen
Self-employment

A car of my own

Nowadays: Anthony Mulowa knows the personal dream of a Zambian cab driver

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by Anthony Mulowa
Livelihood

Selling spring rolls to Filipino students

Nowadays: Alan C. Robles portrays an itinerant food vendor at the University of the Philippines

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by Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles
Charity

The goal is to feed five million children by 2020

Nowadays: Aditi Roy Ghatak reports how a faith-based organisation provides mid-day meals to Indian school children

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by Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak