Development and
Cooperation

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.

Childhood and youth

This matter cannot wait

African policymakers must do more than pay lip service to the Sustainable Development Goal to improve education at all levels

Respiratory health

10 % of the disease burden

India needs determined action to fight air pollution

Child soldiers

Back to a normal life

A former child soldier from Colombia reports how she found her way back into society

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