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Development and cooperation

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Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

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Central Asia, Caucasia, Southeast Europe and Russia

Afghanistan
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Stop blaming victims for western failure in Afghanistan

Why ISAF could not succeed

Biodiversity
Lily Shrestha
Bandana Shakya

Global warming and biodiversity loss mutually reinforcing

Fragile mountain habitats are becoming increasingly precarious in Hindu Kush-Himalaya region

Islamism
Rishikesh Thapa

Islamist ideology has softened a bit in Afghanistan

German expert’s insights into how the Taliban have changed

Human rights
Ridwanul Hoque
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Refugee suffering in Bay of Bengal and Mediterranean

Following EU example, Bangladesh is banning refugees to a remote island

Turkish immigrants
Timur Tinç

Divided community with identity problems

People in Germany with Turkish roots have identity problems – a situation fuelled by the Turkish president

Urban development
Sarah C. Schreiner

Why real-estate prices are rising fast in Istanbul

For the most part, Istanbul’s city council is giving real-estate developers free rein

Urban development
Sarah C. Schreiner

Urban growth can cause water supply problems

In Istanbul, drinking water has gone from being an affordable public good to a commodity

Afghanistan
Nawid Paigham

Unfinished business

The hasty withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan is likely to result in a mess

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Security-focused modernisation has failed in Afghanistan

An attempt to build peace in Afghanistan – with the Taliban

European Green Deal
D+C / E+Z

More important than landing on the moon

The outlines of the European Green Deal

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Poverty Reduction

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

Burundi’s struggling tourism: Parks and reserves under threat
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
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

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
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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.

Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy

Sustainability

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

Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy