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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...

E-commerce
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola

Africa’s Amazon

The Nigerian e-commerce platform Jumia has been making a difference in consumers’ lives for nine years

Children’s rights
Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

On society’s fringes

Burundi’s legal safety net for children remains full of holes

Fleeing from war
Qaabata Boru

Lost boys and girls

Tens of thousands of Sudanese child refugees fled their country to reach safety

Refugee children
Qaabata Boru

A lonely battle

Unaccompanied minors who fled wars face further problems in destination countries

Multidimensional crises
Ralph Achenbach

Why we must not turn our backs on Afghanistan now

Afghanistan‘s multi-dimensional crisis has only just begun

Nigeria’s ICT market place
Johannes Paha
Lydia Wolter

Success due to combination of factors

West Africa’s major ICT marketplace in Lagos is set to relocate

Banking
Raphael Mweninguwe

“Village banks” face winds of change

“Village bank” lending circles face regulation and commercial bank competition

Aid effectiveness
Maren van Treel
Maren van Treel

Limiting economic Corona ­damage

What can be done against economic Corona damage

Technology
Charles Martin-Shields

How food aid sometimes serves US interests

Technologies used in development programmes carry hidden agendas

Humanitarian emergency
Markus Rudolf

Crisis in Ethiopia intensifies

In Ethiopia, humanitarian aid has become a political issue

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