Poverty reduction

Healthier diets would help to control Brazil’s obesity epidemic

A ‘demographic dividend’ is a first step towards eradicating poverty in Africa

Zambia is strengthening its organic honey sector, but a special deal with China has stung local traders

Domestic workers in Chile fight for better working conditions and more respect

Argentina has dodged a bullet with a debt restructuring deal – for now

Zimbabwean women are experiencing a wave of domestic violence

Burundi is bringing into schools a traditional method of sex-education counseling for teenagers, with good early results

Zambia’s informal sector has been hit hard by Covid-19 lockdown

Even during a global pandemic, debt relief should not be granted across the board

The comparison of India with China shows that formal democracy does not necessarily lead to more development-oriented governance