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Development and cooperation

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Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

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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...

Public health
Hannah Hussey

Paying a price

Even expensive vaccines prove quite cost-effective

Vaccines
Hannah Hussey
Rudzani Muloiwa
Gregory D. Hussey
Benjamin M. Kagina

A shot in the arm

Vaccination can be a powerful tool in the fight against poverty in sub-Saharan Africa

Ebola
Shecku Mansaray

Five years later

After Ebola, Sierra Leone is probably not properly prepared for another major health crisis

Business incubation
Ely Manel Faye

Building digital nations

Tech hubs are proliferating all over the world, but face particular challenges in Africa

Sanitation
Ella Naliponguit
Linda Engel

“A supportive environment”

Progress in promoting awareness of water sanitation and hygiene in Filipino schools

Our view
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Systemic market failure

Poverty and poor health are closely interrelated, so public health care is indispensable

Staff and infrastructure
Martin Rohacek

Emergency care in rural Tanzania

Emergency care in rural Africa can be delivered even with limited resources

Marginalisation
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Stranded in the slums

Zimbabwe’s urban population is growing fast, and many of the new arrivals end up in slums with disastrous living conditions

Trade and migration
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Fighting the causes of flight

SWP report examines the links between trade policy and migration

SMEs

Innovative drivers of sustainable development

The Up-Scaling programme of DEG, the German development finance institution

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
Why you might find our newsletter useful

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
Why you might find our newsletter useful
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