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Chronic disease

Silent epidemic

Diabetes is one of the ten leading causes of death worldwide and has an enormous impact on the Global South

Social media

Serious discrimination

Current frustration with Twitter in India shows why the big internet multinationals require global regulation

Digitalisation

Low and high-tech applications

VENRO study shows chances and limits of digital instruments in development aid

Crops

Traditional seeds are under threat

Industrial and genetically modified seeds are on the rise in Burkina Faso

Diaspora

“We are the host society”

Diasporans want to be appreciated by politicians because they are hugely important for the development of their countries of origin

Community media

Carefully chosen words

Church maintains network for peace- and conflict-sensitive journalism in Cameroon

Climate science

Tell it like it is

Denialists are questioning sciences, but scholars all over the world fight back

Tanzania

Praising the social market economy

Faith leaders in Tanzania do not want to see economy leaving anyone behind

Climate protests

Why civil disobedience is inherently non-authoritarian

So far Extinction Rebellion seems to be living up to non-violence principles

Religion and development

Ambitious mission

Germany’s development policymakers want religious actors on board as partners for sustainable development

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Sustainability

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