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Poverty Reduction

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

Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar

Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate

Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate. That was true in 1947, when the country became independent, and in far too many areas, it is still true today. Rural communities generally lack good public services and have too few economic opportunities. Climate...

Rural life
Rabson Kondowe

Activists raise awareness of ecosystem relevance in Malawi

Agricultural biodiversity has been neglected far too long, for instance in Malawi

Price surges
Thuany Rodrigues

Inflation’s unwelcome return

Brazilians tighten their belts in the face of price rises for food and fuel

Child labour
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Childhood in a quarry

Many countries fail to enforce their laws banning child labour in quarries

Women’s empowerment
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola

Double burden of household work and earning money

As in many developing countries, masses of women are slaving away in Nigeria’s informal sector

Child labour
Ridwanul Hoque

Exploited minors are denied a school education

In view of wide-spread poverty, child labour is still far too common in Bangladesh

Global environment
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi

Fundamental questions of survival

Humanity’s food security depends on biodiversity and ecosystem services

Pensions
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Poverty in old age

Zimbabwe’s senior citizens face lives of grinding poverty

Child brides
Raphael Mweninguwe

The scourge of early marriage

Poverty and cultural traditions push young girls into marriage in Malawi

Child labour
Karim Okanla

Facing an uncertain future

Benin’s children face systematic exploitation as low-paid labourers

Trafficking
Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

Pressed into service

Human traffickers in Burundi find ways to get around child-protection laws

Poverty Reduction

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

Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate
The Global NARS Consortium’s revolutionary approach to food security
Lessons to be learnt from Nepal’s recent excessive rains
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition
Sex for fish: the exploitation of female fish traders in Malawi

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition
A story is always part of the currents of its time
Sex for fish: the exploitation of female fish traders in Malawi
Breaking gender stereotypes: female bus driver in Rwanda

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

No surrender to the Germans
Words are not enough
Plutocrats expect Trump to serve their interests
AI innovations by Malawian students: Tackling health and agricultural challenges
The long shadow of German colonialism

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

No surrender to the Germans
Words are not enough
Plutocrats expect Trump to serve their interests
AI innovations by Malawian students: Tackling health and agricultural challenges
The long shadow of German colonialism