Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

The Global NARS Consortium’s revolutionary approach to food security

To date, agricultural research has been mostly geared to issues relevant to high-income nations. Developing countries’ national agricultural research systems (NARS) deserve much more influence – and a new consortium is being established to serve that purpose. ...

Global development

Ignored achievements

In order to rise to future challenges, humanity needs to be aware of past achievements

Hypertension

Silent killer

Managing life with hypertension is difficult in India, even if one can afford private health care

Economy

A new beverage business

In Uganda, rural women engage in production of banana wine

Public health

A daunting challenge

In fighting cancer, awareness raising is an important first step

Cancer

Unaffordable treatment

Because of poverty, fear, ignorance and taboos, cancer is normally diagnosed late in Benin

Blog

Steven Pinker lists reasons for global optimism

Global trends are healthier than most people think

Oxfam scandal

#MeToo in the aid sector

The Oxfam scandal damages the image of the whole development work

Agriculture

Flushing out illegal farmers

The tobacco industry in Malawi uses first-line technology to detect fraud

Humanitarian aid

Wishes and visions

Providing adequate schooling and strengthening the global health systems are main tasks of international cooperation

Nutrition

Big Food causes suffering

Author accuses the food industry of making the poor sick