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Bhutan is the first country that has become carbon negative.

Good news

Bhutan’s successful climate action and Vietnam’s new AI law

The two pieces of good news this month are about Bhutan’s way to become the first country in the world that is carbon negative, and about Vietnam’s new comprehensive AI law.

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An activist stands at the COPINH office in La Esperanza, Intibucá, Honduras. The civil-society organisation defends indigenous rights.

Human Rights

“For us, there is only death”

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by Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
During the West African Ebola epidemic in 2014, the INGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) assumed a major role in health care: MSF-centre in Foya, northern Liberia.

International NGOs

Experts, advocates and activists

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by Charlotte Dany
by Andrea Schneiker

In brief

News of the week

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Tens of thousands of NGOs help people in India to fight for their rights. These women in Uttar Pradesh fight for women rights and against violence of men, corruption and police arbitrariness.

Repression of NGOs

New Indian authoritarianism

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by Aditi Roy Ghatak

Deforestation

Trees to charcoal

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by Raphael Mweninguwe
A micro-loan enabled this Kenyan woman to open a hardware store.

Development policy

Combatting inequality

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by Jürgen Zattler

In brief

News of the week

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Jordan is one of the most arid countries in the world. GIZ is trying to raise awareness about water scarcity with the help of religious authorities.

Development policy and Islam

Shared objectives

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by Nabiela Farouq
by Ulrich Nitschke
Ghulam Jelani, Head of Mosques in Afghanistan’s Balkh Province Directorate of Hajj and Religious Affairs.

Theology

Islamic values

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by Nabiela Farouq
by Ulrich Nitschke
Chinese construction companies are active on many continents: road project in Ethiopia.

Comment

New silk road

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by Hans Dembowski