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Same-sex marriage
Sebastián Vargas

All weddings are political

In Argentina, homosexual couples can marry and adopt children

LGBT rights
Sebastián Vargas

Same-sex marriage worldwide

Argentina tops the list of countries with a legislation that acknowledges sexual diversity

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Personal growth, not personal service

What to expect of marriage

Gender-based violence
Eva Jerger

“I will never forgive”

South Africa must do more to tackle rape and sexualised violence – including in the context of traditional rituals

Gender relations
Philip Thon Aleu
Parach Mach

Risking one’s life to be able to marry

Bride-price tradition is destructive, but strong, in strife-torn South Sudan

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why Modi did not want Rajan to stay central-bank governor

Populism trumps liberalism in India

Bizarre kind of sex tourism
Nilanjana Ray

Short-term relationship

In the Indian city of Hyderabad, “sheikh marriages” are never meant to last

Harmful tradition
Nilanjana Ray

“Amount given to the groom”

The dowry tradition is a curse on South Asian women

Child marriage
Angelina Henrich
Moses Ntenga

Result of poverty

The fate of a Ugandan girl being married at the age of 15

Child marriage
Angelina Henrich
Moses Ntenga

Political will

Uganda´s government tries to reduce the high rates of child marriages

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Poverty Reduction

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

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
How to end hunger
Why food security needs both peacebuilding and livelihood development
Eco-friendly agriculture must reduce farmers’ costs
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?

Gender Equality

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

Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development
Addressing gender-based violence in Colombia

Governance

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

Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood

Sustainability

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

Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood