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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.

Ipil Monica Baski

An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating

In Kolkata and elsewhere, the ecological problems are already huge. The climate crisis is exacerbating poverty and inequality.

Good governance
Berthold M. Kuhn
Berthold M. Kuhn

Tricky benchmarking

The challenge of assessing measures designed to promote better governance

Crime
Joseph Miller

Borderless illegality

Global crime is a global challenge

Interview
Andris Piebalgs

The troops may leave, but the EU will stay

Europe’s Development Commissioner Piebalgs on aid to Afghanistan and other crisis countries

Comment
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

A less than perfect candidate

In spite of evident weaknesses, Lagarde was appointed IMF managing director

Workers’ rights
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

A victory for household helpers

ILO passes convention to protect household helpers

Public Finance
Omari Issa

“Taxes don’t bother investors much”

Why investors do not worry much about developing countries’ tax rates

Central Asia
Hannelore Börgel

In the shadow of Afghanistan

The precarious socio-economic situation is undermining stability in Central Asia

Malawi
Raphael Mweninguwe

Lower fish prices

Malawi: Lower fish prices

Public-finance management
Stephan Klingebiel
Timo Mahn

In the fast lane

Rwanda’s public-finance management is improving fast

Niger
Yahouza Sadissou

The impact of the Libyan crisis on Niger

Migrants are fleeing from Libya to desperately poor Niger

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.

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
Voodoo allows a holistic view of the cosmos

Sustainability

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

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
Voodoo allows a holistic view of the cosmos