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Poverty Reduction

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

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Mexico owes many of its tourist attractions to its wealth of indigenous communities. It is important that they are included in the country’s tourism industry in a sustainable, respectful and empowering way.

Humanitarian emergency

Crisis in Ethiopia intensifies

In Ethiopia, humanitarian aid has become a political issue

Charities

Refuge in a storm

Charities caring for the most vulnerable face hard times during the pandemic

Skills training

Skills are needed to grasp digital opportunities

Digital tools can boost productivity in the informal sector, argues GIZ

Refugees

Not in my backyard

Malawi sends refugee business owners back to crowded camp

Diversity

Why racist attitudes lead to neglection of common good

Systemic racism hurts the USA’s white majority, as a new book shows

Summer Special

Fleeing civil war

Young author describes a couple’s traumatic flight from Aleppo

Prejudice

Mexico’s racial divide

Mexico’s ideology of mestizaje, or racial mixing, obscures ingrained racism

Flooding

Lake Tanganyika rises up

Communities along Lake Tanganyika face devastation from rising floodwaters

Personal prospects

Many Nigerians seek greener pastures abroad

The big issue in Africa’s most populous country is worsening poverty

Tea estates

Fighting for workers’ rights

Malawi’s tea pickers struggle with low pay and poor working conditions