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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...

Charities
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Refuge in a storm

Charities caring for the most vulnerable face hard times during the pandemic

Skills training
Rishikesh Thapa

Skills are needed to grasp digital opportunities

Digital tools can boost productivity in the informal sector, argues GIZ

Refugees
Raphael Mweninguwe

Not in my backyard

Malawi sends refugee business owners back to crowded camp

Diversity
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why racist attitudes lead to neglection of common good

Systemic racism hurts the USA’s white majority, as a new book shows

Summer Special
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Fleeing civil war

Young author describes a couple’s traumatic flight from Aleppo

Prejudice
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado

Mexico’s racial divide

Mexico’s ideology of mestizaje, or racial mixing, obscures ingrained racism

Flooding
Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

Lake Tanganyika rises up

Communities along Lake Tanganyika face devastation from rising floodwaters

Personal prospects
Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu

Many Nigerians seek greener pastures abroad

The big issue in Africa’s most populous country is worsening poverty

Tea estates
Raphael Mweninguwe

Fighting for workers’ rights

Malawi’s tea pickers struggle with low pay and poor working conditions

Relevant reading
Maren van Treel
Maren van Treel
Rishikesh Thapa

Progress undone by pandemic

International reports show that Covid-19 has interrupted middle-class growth and exacerbated poverty

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