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Development and cooperation

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Poverty Reduction

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

Michael Moyo

HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa

HIV/AIDS is still haunting South Africa, though it stopped making international headlines about two decades ago. The situation is better than it was, but there is still room for improvement.

Development of democracy
Rolf Drescher

Malawi heads for elections

For Malawi, no signs of economic upswing in sight

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Serving the bottom of the pyramid

In Kenya, two private-sector companies are making important difference in poor people’s lives

Humanitarian crises
Cema Tork

What the global public is missing

Care International and Germanwatch warn of growing climate risks

Ethiopia
Alisa Kaps

Industrial prospects

Ethiopia hopes for new investments

Ethiopia
Alisa Kaps

From agrarian country to industrial hub

Strengthening foreign trade has helped Ethiopia’s governments to achieve remarkable economic growth

Child labour
Humphrey Nkonde

Underage miners

Dangerous child labour is still rampant in Zambia

Development finance institution
Christiane Laibach
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Bigger markets, more opportunities

DEG chairwoman Christiane Laibach elaborates why development depends on trade

Employment
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

Skills of Congolese refugees

Congolese refugees in Uganda are known for their entrepreneurship

Global governance
Iwan J. Azis
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Light at the end of the tunnel”

Donald Trump is disrupting international trade but has not caused lasting damage so far

Risks to humanity
Dirk Messner
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

“The most powerful driving force is climate change”

The dangerous trends that are changing the global environment are interconnected

Poverty Reduction

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

HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating
Biogas innovation: Clean energy and fertiliser for Malawi’s farmers
Why we believe in our Digital Monthly
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy
Voodoo allows a holistic view of the cosmos
Brazil’s colonial legacies and current challenges

Sustainability

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

HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy
Voodoo allows a holistic view of the cosmos
Brazil’s colonial legacies and current challenges