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Rural democracy
Ipsita Sapra

Living in the villages

After 25 years of elected village councils in India, democracy still needs to be deepened

Working conditions
Gisela Burckhardt
Dominic Kloos

Limited union rights

Clean Clothes Campaign wants European governments to enforce transparency in the global textiles trade

Urban live
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

On the top of the world

Innovative roof-top gardening in Kolkata

Gender
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

“No peace process in Afghanistan”

Women’s rights in Afghanistan

Gender
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

More needs to happen

India's public outrage over sexualised violence that goes unpunished

NATO
Marco Seliger

Deeply divided

German security expert assesses Afghanistan’s future oulook after 2014

Solar power
Sandip Chattopadhyay

Clean energy at low cost

India’s market for off-grid solar devices is growing

Marginalisation
Ipsita Sapra

No voice

Consequences of disability in India

Labour relations
Marianne Scholte

Distorted ­perception

German media's distorted idea of garments production in Bangladesh

NATO
Anne Le Troquer

Silent withdrawal

France is speeding up military withdrawal from Afghanistan

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Poverty Reduction

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

Rethink conditions for lending to African countries
Better development financing for Africa
Burundi’s struggling tourism: Parks and reserves under threat
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa

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.

Rethink conditions for lending to African countries
Better development financing for Africa
Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa

Sustainability

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

Rethink conditions for lending to African countries
Better development financing for Africa
Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa