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Child labour

No more children in the tea estates

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by Raphael Mweninguwe
Canan Topçu in 1972 in Turkey, shortly before her migration to Germany. She stands beside her class teacher on the school grounds in Gemlik, south of Istanbul.

Experience of racism

“I do not define myself as a victim”

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by Canan Topçu
No interaction possible: third-grader taking notes while watching Tele-School TV at home in Islamabad in 2021.

Poverty

School closures in pandemic showed multidimensional poverty

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by Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul
Attending a World Disability Day rally in Dhaka on 3 December 2021.

Social inclusion

Children with disabilities deserve to be encouraged

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by Sharlin Akther
Disabled member of a women’s microfinance cooperative showing her savings book in Northern Togo.

Our view

Do not abandon people with disabilities

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by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
Gaëtan Ahoomey-Zunu is the first parliament member in Togo with a disability.

Togo

The first disabled member of Togo’s parliament

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by Samir Abi
People with disabilities at a shelter in Haiti in 2021.

Discrimination

Development cooperation must become more inclusive

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by Rainer Brockhaus
A woman from Cameroon tries to enter the US with her child at the Mexican border.

Culture Special

American joy and sorrow

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by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
Women are unequal to men in many places.

Gender equality

Women are particularly disadvantaged in the informal sector

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by Oliver Schmidt
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