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Development and cooperation

D + C

Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

E + Z

Sustainability

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

D+C / E+Z

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In brief

Cyclone hits Indian coast, Lampedusa disaster, IPCC report on climate change, post-2015 debate and more

Infrastructure
Ipsita Sapra

Not for everyone

India must do much more to provide social protection to all its people

Microinsurance
Caroline Sölle de Hilari

Healthy clients

Pro Mujer: Why microfinance institutions should offer healthcare services too

Budget support
Monika Hellstern

Tax-induced independence

Richard Gerster: Fiscal reforms reduce Mozambique’s dependency on donor’s budget support

Food security
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Wasting valuable grains

According to FAO, a third of all food produced worldwide is wasted

Social insurance
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Modernity has arrived

Population growth in Thailand is close to zero – and the average age across the nation is rising

OECD guidelines
Vera Dicke

Forgotten principles

The OECD’s Fragile State Principles are hardly being implemented

Print edition

Contents October issue

D+C/E+Z: Contents page of October's print edition with links to all contributions

Media
Monika Hellstern

Overcoming stereotypes

The image of Africa in Germany is often marked by stereotype

Democratic principles
Wolfgang Maier
Sebastian Fuchs

Tough challenges

Governments are increasingly stifling civil society

Poverty Reduction

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

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Lessons of failure
The problems with Glyphosate
Why pesticides are more a curse than a blessing
More financial support for college students

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

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The hard lot of old people
Women, climate and chocolate
Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Risking collapse
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Drawing the right conclusions from data
The desert alliance
How to challenge a corrupt system

Sustainability

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

Risking collapse
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Drawing the right conclusions from data
The desert alliance
How to challenge a corrupt system