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. ...

Labour rights

Unachievable targets

Female workers particularly at risk on Indonesian palm oil plantations

Decent work

Misleading dichotomy

India’s informal sector is the backbone of the economy

Domestic workers

Working in lawless conditions

Foreign household helpers are often exploited and abused in Lebanon

Deadly mix: extreme weather, global warming, climate denial

Houston does not look like the American Dream right now

Crowdfunding

Supporting SMEs in Africa

Small and medium-sized enterprises need innovative financing options – and crowdfunding is one

IT

Development of African ­crowdfunding platforms

The development of national African crowdfunding platforms needs to be gradual

Least developed countries

Addressing our climate reality

The least developed countries demand a robust ‘rulebook’ to implement the Paris agreement and call for adequate support

Financing

Is microcredit a debt trap?

Intricate factors determine if microcredits are a success or failure

Human rights

Make contraceptives available

All people deserve to have a broad variety of family-planning options – including in rural Uganda

Youth

The fates of two teenage mothers

In Nigeria, many girls’ lives are ruined by early pregnancy