Development and
Cooperation

E-Paper Archive

Poverty reduction

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

TV sets for poor households in Ghana

A Ghanaian businessman runs two companies that tackle the problem of digital waste. He is in competition with informal waste recycling, which has a poor reputation because it damages the environment, exploits workers and exposes them to harmful substances.

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by Hans Dembowski
Earthquake

Ray of hope

First hand humanitarian aid experience after Nepal’s earthquake

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by Manish Dashottar
Disaster relief

Faith-based network

Brief introduction to CHAI – the Catholic Health Association of India

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by Mathew Abraham
by Ramu Karra
Disaster relief

Support for local communities

According to CHAI, people affected by disaster should be seen as agents of change and not mere victims

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by Mathew Abraham
by Ramu Karra
Aid

Why ODA makes sense even though it sometimes fails

In defence of aid

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by Hans Dembowski
Employment

Ambitious urban refugees

How two young refugees found livelihoods in urban Uganda

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by Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki
International cooperation

The dark side of aid

The time is ripe to reform development cooperation with Haiti

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by Leon Valentin Schettler
Disasters

Resilience makes sense

Local-level action can help communities at risk to cope with disasters

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by Glenn Brigaldino
Investment climate

Budding businesses

In Burundi, SMEs want to make a difference

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by Drake Jamali
SDGs

Official statistics must improve

Solid statistics help to ensure that no group is left behind

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by Drake Jamali
Global trade

“I do not know whether the WTO will survive”

Indonesian economist explains why unpredictable policymaking hurts global trade

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by Iwan J. Azis
by Hans Dembowski