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Childhood
Damilola Oyedele

Forgotten heroes

Orphans who raise their younger siblings deserve special attention, not only in Nigeria

Child soldiers
Linda Engel

Back to a normal life

A former child soldier from Colombia reports how she found her way back into society

Oxfam scandal
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

#MeToo in the aid sector

The Oxfam scandal damages the image of the whole development work

Global governance
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Reducing waiting times

Why the WTO agreement on trade facilitation matters

International trade
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The Trump jolt

Opportunities of international trade in the Trump era

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

No, Donald Trump has not triggered an economic miracle

Growth data can be misleading, and many business journalists are not paying attention

Child soldiers
Dirk Bathe

Jobs instead of arms

The international community must end profiteering with child soldiers

Non-governmental organisations
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Rising to a global health menace

NGO activism must drive whole-of-society response to non-communicable diseases

Press freedom
Ingy Salama

Controlled media

Egypt’s journalists are not free to do their work

Business
Ingy Salama

Military empire

Egypt’s military wields an enormous economic and political power

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Poverty Reduction

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

Junk food in school
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

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.

Junk food in school
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

Sustainability

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

Junk food in school
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