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Rule of law
Sally Atkinson-Sheppard
Tim Pfannmüller

Prisons need reform

By reforming its prisons, Bangladesh can set an example

Comment
Siddharth Narrain

Post-colonial authoritarianism

Binayak Sen is a post-colonial victim of a repressive law from India’s colonial past

Gender
Jinnat Ara
Syed Abdul Hamid

Against the odds

Women entrepreneurs face gender-spefic challenges – for instance in Bangladesh

Microfinance
Oliver Schmidt

Tragedy in Andhra Pradesh

The reasons for the microfinance tragedy in Andhra Pradesh

Distorted data
Clemens Spiess

Indian dilemma

According to official data, poverty affects more people in India than assumed in the past

Security
Hartmut Staudt

Police officers live dangerously

German police officer assess his training mission in Afghanistan

Health care
Zafrullah Chowdhury

“We didn’t do any miracles”

Bangladesh is self-sufficient in pharma production

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Interrelated challenges

Afghanistan is not Vietnam

Interview
Conrad Schetter

“There is no sense of trust”

Conrad Schetter: „There is no sense of trust in Afghanistan“

Interview
Dirk Niebel

“Our goal is crisis prevention”

Dirk Niebel: „Our goal is crisis prevention“

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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