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The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies has an explicit focus on sustainability.

Good News

Successful activism and WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies

The two pieces of good news this month are about the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies and on examples of activism that is paying off.

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La Via Campesina activists at a demonstration for a sustainable economy during the Rio+20 conference.

Globalisation

People dying of hunger are “being murdered”

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by Monika Hellstern
Fast food vendor in Nicaragua.

Our view

Trapped in a vicious cycle

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by Hans Dembowski
The protection masks offer are limited, but in China’s smog-engulfed cities – like Shanghai, for example – they have become a regular outdoor accessory.

China

Poisonous air is making us sick

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by Felix Lee

Global governance

Fighting for democracy at home is not enough

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by Hans Dembowski
A strong voice for pan-African interests: Kagame addressing the UN in September 2017.

African Union

Wrong chairman

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by Hans Dembowski

Blog

Steven Pinker lists reasons for global optimism

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by Hans Dembowski
Oxfam is known to preach high ethical standards – now the organisation is being rocked by news about a case of sexual exploitation in Haiti after the earthquake in 2010.

Oxfam scandal

#MeToo in the aid sector

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by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
Pharma multinationals have a seat at the table in trans-regional alliances against non-communicable diseases.

Global alliances

Big Pharma has a seat at the table

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by Hedwig Diekwisch
Workers at a rice mill in Bangladesh: breathing in the dust often causes lung disease.

Non-communicable diseases

A global problem

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by Hedwig Diekwisch

Why NCDs matter in the fight against poverty

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by Hans Dembowski