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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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Violence in the classroom is too common: a school in Uganda.

Training

Preventing teacher violence

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by Laura Hinze
Corporal punishment and humiliation are still part and parcel of schooling in many countries – as here in Benin.

Educational practices

The dire consequences of school violence

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by Laura Hinze
Autocratic leaders like Vladimir Putin felt encouraged by Donald Trump.

Blog

Democracy versus kleptocracy

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by Hans Dembowski
HDR 2020 includes the most latest edition of the HDI as well as the first ever edition of the PHDI.

Sustainability

Environmentally enhanced Human Development Index

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by Michael Steffen
This GIZ office building in Bonn was inaugurated in 2019.

GIZ

How the GIZ is learning from experience

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by Hans Dembowski
Students from around the world study in Cologne.

Universities

The merits of studying abroad

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by Sudeh Dehnavi
Zimbabwe’s schools have reopened in phases, but with smaller number of pupils, so many of them have to learn from home.

Remote schooling

New useful tool for remote learning

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by Farai Shawn Matiashe
Devastating fires destroyed shelters and property in Rohingya refugee camps near the Myanmar after this comment was finalised. Investigations are still ongoing.

Human rights

Refugee suffering in Bay of Bengal and Mediterranean

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by Ridwanul Hoque
by Hans Dembowski
Not calling for austerity: Kristalina Georgieva of the IMF addressing a digitised press conference last year.

Pandemic response

Covid-19 as a chance to re-imagine public finance in Africa

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by Chimezie Anajama

The economics of biodiversity

Completely rethinking economics

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by Katja Dombrowski