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
Comment

Close the gaps

Why development policymakers must not neglect Asia

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by Ursula Schäfer-Preuss
July/August edition

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor: July/August edition

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Multilateral politics

Another opportunity

Ahead of the UN climate summit in Durban, the Green Climate Fund is taking shape

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by Liane Schalatek
Gender policies

The odds against women

Nigerian trade unions promote gender justice, though not with much bite

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by Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola
Editorial

Slow progress

After decades of campaigning, women still deserve to be protected and pomoted in working life

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by Eva-Maria Verfürth
Relevant reading

Equality pays

Relevant reading: why it pays to promote equal opportunities for both sexes

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by Inga Müller
Millennium Development Goals

Saving women’s lives

Tough labour conditions for Central Asia’s female health workers

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by Aigul Azimova
by Nazgul Abazbekova
Women’s rights

Double-edged reform

Extending maternity leave in Kenya was a double-edged reform

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by Larisa Brown
Class divides

Wealthy maids

Some domestic helpers in Brazil make good money

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by Wanda Steindorf
Workers’ rights

A victory for household helpers

ILO passes convention to protect household helpers

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by Hans Dembowski