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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...

Development finance
Bruno Wenn
Bruno Wenn

Africa’s private sector needs support

In Covid-19 crisis, EDFI members can ease the plight of private-sector companies in low-income countries

Family planning
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Fast population growth

Pakistan’s fertility rate is declining, but at a very slow rate

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Covid-19 as seen by World Bank board member

Covid-19 crisis provides clues on how global governance must improve

Ageing and social protection
Florian Jürgens

Africa’s demographic transition

For the care and social protection of Africa's aging population, governments must now take action

IDPs
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Greater international commitment is needed

A study calls for a sharper international focus on the problem of internal displacement

Teenager
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

What sex education is really about

Pakistan shows why comprehensive sex education would improve young people’s lives

Social inequality
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Care-giving and household chores keep women poor

Social inequality is hampering efforts to overcome poverty – women and girls are particularly affected

Study
Mira Enders
Caterina Rohde-Abuba

Comforted by talking to God

World Vision study: Faith helps children to cope better with trauma of flight

Pandemic
Frank Masanta Jr.

Fear, anxiety and panic

Though Zambia is ill-prepared to contain Covid-19, the government has responded fast

Coronavirus
Anne Jung

Global responsibility

Coronavirus: health systems must serve all people, regardless of their income

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
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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
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A story is always part of the currents of its time
Sex for fish: the exploitation of female fish traders in Malawi

Governance

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

Why many East Germans think they are only second-class citizens
Tuberculosis in Mozambique
When new medications lose their efficacy immediately
Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
In Pakistan, authoritarian attitudes are a colonial legacy

Sustainability

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

Why many East Germans think they are only second-class citizens
Tuberculosis in Mozambique
When new medications lose their efficacy immediately
Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
In Pakistan, authoritarian attitudes are a colonial legacy