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Sustainability

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

Javier A. Cisterna Figueroa

Latin America is burning

Year after year, valuable ecosystems are destroyed by wildfires. This drives climate change and decimates biodiversity. Slash-and-burn agriculture is partly to blame.

Migration
Roli Mahajan

India’s diaspora is influential, though few members vote

Non-resident Indians (NRIs) have a bearing on the nation’s politics, society and culture

Financial inclusion
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Taking it to the bank

Zambia has set itself a goal of universal access to financial services

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Covid-19 vaccines: we must not lose more time

People in all countries must be inoculated against coronavirus as soon as possible

Agriculture
Patrick Ajwang

Pesticides are useful, but must be applied responsibly

Africa is starting to catch up with other regions in regard to pest control

Our view
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Chemical intensification set to breach planetary boundaries

Only global cooperation can bring about sound chemicals management and sustainability

Research
Frank Bliss
Karin Gaesing

Pathways out of extreme poverty and hunger

Social protection, land ownership and promotion in the agricultural sector can alleviate ultra-poverty

Health hazards
Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar

In Pakistan, toxins put the poor particularly at risk

Pakistan’s laws to control chemical pollution are hardly enforced

Immigrants
Giselle Zenga
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Highs and lows of immigrant life in Germany

Three immigrants in Frankfurt tell their story

Immigrants
Mariame Racine Sow
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Highs and lows of immigrant life in Germany

Three immigrants in Frankfurt tell their story

Immigrants
Sengül Yalcin-Ioannidis
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Highs and lows of immigrant life in Germany

Three immigrants in Frankfurt tell their story

Poverty Reduction

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

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

Gender Equality

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

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?
How GIZ gets young people moving

Governance

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

The desert alliance
How to challenge a corrupt system
Gukurahundi: Zimbabwe’s lingering genocide wounds
Lessons of failure
The exception of dengue

Sustainability

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

The desert alliance
How to challenge a corrupt system
Gukurahundi: Zimbabwe’s lingering genocide wounds
Lessons of failure
The exception of dengue