Development and
Cooperation

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German Policymaking

Towards an equitable world

Svenja Schulze, Germany’s new federal minister for economic cooperation and development, has told D+C/E+Z what her priorities are

Development cooperation

In spite of the Taliban, Afghanistan deserves help

To support Afghanistan’s people, international community should restart development cooperation

Disability

Empowering women and changing minds

Civil-society organisations are calling for the empowerment of disabled women who have experienced violence

Women’s rights

Dominican women want laws to protect them

In the eyes of feminists, reforms of the Dominican Republic’s penal code are heading in the wrong direction

Reproductive health

Argentina’s new abortion law

Legislators in Buenos Aires allow pregnant women to choose whether they want a baby or not

Sexual abuse

How some Nepali girls end up as prostitutes

After being trafficked into sex work, women are often trapped in slavery-like conditions in a foreign country

Girls

Pakistan is among the worst countries for girls

Where traditional norms prevail, girls’ rights tend to be neglected

Teenager

What sex education is really about

Pakistan shows why comprehensive sex education would improve young people’s lives

Sex tourism

Dubious reputation

Cambodia is seen as a heaven for paedophiles and sex tourists

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