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Poverty Reduction

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

Ravi Khetarpal
Roli Mahajan

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. ...

Relevant reading
Nassir Djafari

Oil and development

Oil wealth does not necessarily prevent democratic development, researchers find

Garment production
Nico Beckert

Market dynamics ­versus human rights

Not much progress on improving occupational safety in Bangladesh’s garment industry

Sustainable development
Bruno Wenn
Bruno Wenn
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Investment in skills training pays off

Why investment in vocational training matters

Transport
Susanne Neubert
Susanne Neubert

Long distances

Rural roads are essential for facilitating agriculture development in Africa

Economy
Eva Casper

A wealthy rice farmer

Farmers in Myanmar are gradually getting more access to technology

Sierra Leone
Anne Jung

Boom and bust

The consequences of the Ebola epidemic for Sierra Leone’s economy

Rural health care
Anne Jung

Cured but not in good shape

Post-Ebola Sierra Leone needs radical reform in health-care system

Neglected diseases
Olaf Hirschmann
Herman Joseph Kawuma

Linking theoretical learning and practical experience

It is very important to train health staff on neglected tropical diseases

Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Adverse effects of used garments

Rwanda raises import duties on second-hand clothes

Neglected disease
Olaf Hirschmann
Herman Joseph Kawuma

Radio Wa is talking health

Media support can boost medical services’ outreach

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
Lessons to be learnt from Nepal’s recent excessive rains
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Sex for fish: the exploitation of female fish traders in Malawi

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
Why you might find our newsletter useful
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.

When new medications lose their efficacy immediately
Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
In Pakistan, authoritarian attitudes are a colonial legacy
Why we believe in our Digital Monthly
History did not end

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

When new medications lose their efficacy immediately
Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
In Pakistan, authoritarian attitudes are a colonial legacy
Why we believe in our Digital Monthly
History did not end