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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.

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values

Humankind’s religions share a common core of values, as the Swiss theologian Hans Küng prominently argued. He called it the “global ethic”.

Print edition

Contents February issue

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

Aid effectiveness
Jörg Mühlbach

A Nicaraguan NGO’s experience

Nicaragua’s Centro Humboldt would benefit from Donor Harmonisation

Natural resources
Peter Hauff

Mandatory standards

When natural resources are exploited, many countries pay little heed to the environmental and social consequences

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Risky investments

In spite of the aid affectiveness agenda, developmental programmes are still risky investments

Niger
Yahouza Sadissou

Africa’s new oil exporting nation

Niger is Africa's new oil exporting nation

Aid effectiveness
Raphael Mweninguwe

When funding is discontinued

Malawi knows what it means when donors discontinue budget support

Donor action
Andris Piebalgs

Results matter, not input

EU Commissioner Piebalgs explains how he wants to boost aid effectiveness

News

McDonald’s leaves Bolivia

In brief

Comment
Eva-Maria Verfürth

Dubious raids

Dubious raids: Egyptian authorities do not trust western NGOs

Health care
Eva-Maria Verfürth

Scooter pharmacies

How to improve poor people’s pharma supply in developing countries

Poverty Reduction

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

Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating
Biogas innovation: Clean energy and fertiliser for Malawi’s farmers
Why we believe in our Digital Monthly

Gender Equality

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

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition

Governance

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

Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy

Sustainability

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

Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy