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Development and cooperation

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Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

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Sustainability

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

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Universities
Manuel Parra

International network

LMU’s Center for International Health cooperates with universities around the world

Mental distress
Manuel Parra

Workplace violence

Students of an international Masters course are doing research on mental- health risks at the workplace

Environmentalism
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

More satisfaction and happiness

Many young climate activists will find Mike Berners-Lee’s new book “There is no planet B” useful

Aquaculture
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Fish replaces meat

Fish farming is becoming popular in Zimbabwe

Development policy
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Too little and too unambitious

Welthungerhilfe and terre des hommes are calling for more money for official development assistance and more ambitious policies

Low-fee schools
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Unsatisfying low-cost schools

In 2016, Global Campaign for Education dispelled myths concerning low-fee for-profit schools

Jihadists
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Why women join the “holy war”

Islamism experts explain why more and more women are joining radical Islamist groups

Primary schools
Samwar S. Fallah

Public is waiting for government report

Authorities shy away from discussing results of Liberian private-public partnership in primary education

Sahel zone
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

“Securitisation does not create security”

Civil society wants help beyond military missions

Social inclusion
Roli Mahajan

The parents’ burden

In India, a growing number of economically disadvantaged parents are sending their children to private schools

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