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Zivilgesellschaft
Conflict transformation
Miriam Modalal
Dalilah Reuben-Shemia

Collective trauma

Violent conflicts can lead to the traumatisation of entire communities

Collective memories
Miriam Modalal
Dalilah Reuben-Shemia

Legacy of wounds

Peace-work contributes to a healing process of collective trauma in Lebanon

Idi Amin photo exhibition
Isabella Bauer

Facets of a despot

A photo exhibition marks a first tentative attempt by Ugandans to come to terms with the past under Idi Amin

Summer Special
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Khalil – inside the mind of a terrorist

Yasmina Khadra’s latest novel gives insights into the thoughts and life of a terrorist

Democratic governance
Raphael Mweninguwe

Great expectations

Malawi’s new president must fight corruption, stimulate the economy and get a grip on Covid-19

Citizen-photographers
Moutaz Ali

Finding beauty in a war zone

Defying a civil war, photographers and other artists are fanning around Tripoli to search for beauty amid the destruction

Deforestation
Marianne Scholte

A legacy of destruction

Suharto era was devastating for Indonesian forests

Refugee policies
Karl Kopp

Human rights shutdown

The EU uses measures against the coronavirus as a pretext to curtail the rights of asylum seekers

Preserving forests
Marianne Scholte

Cutting the losses

Deforestation in Indonesia has slowed considerably in recent years but more needs to be done to stop it entirely

Water crisis
Katie Cashman

Parched and privatised

Chile faces serious water shortages due to the climate crisis

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Poverty Reduction

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

Fundamental human right under attack
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Gender Equality

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

Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most

Governance

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts

Sustainability

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts