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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...

Private-sector development
Christiane Laibach
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“The right balance”

Innovative start-ups make a difference in Africa, but on their own they cannot generate enough jobs

Rural youth
Claudia Knobloch
Christian Pirzer

Clearing the jobs hurdle

What helps Africa’s growing, youthful population find productive jobs in rural areas

Youth unemployment
Maximilian Matschke

South Africa’s time bomb

Five proposals for improving labour-market dynamics in South Africa

MEST funding
Veronica Mulhall

Successful businesses

Examples of successful tech start-ups whose founders have graduated from the MEST Training Program

Start-ups
Veronica Mulhall
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

“Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not”

MEST Ghana trains young high-tech entrepreneurs and promotes African talents

Social entrepreneur
Frank Masanta Jr.

Enlightening the young generation

In spite of financial constraints, Frank Masanta is running the school for disadvantaged children in Lusaka, Zambia

Health
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

A weakened fight against AIDS

Zimbabwe’s effort to fight HIV/AIDS is suffering major setbacks due to a worsening economy

Employers
SalaMartu Stephanie Duncan
Michael Konow

Advocating for the private sector

Liberian business leaders want their government to tackle specific challenges

Diabetes
Max Klein

Causes and complications

Why people develop diabetes and what complications they face

Chronic disease
Max Klein

Silent epidemic

Diabetes is one of the ten leading causes of death worldwide and has an enormous impact on the Global South

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