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Zivilgesellschaft
Primary schools
Boro Baski
Boro Baski

India is facing huge challenges

India’s rural primary schools still have room for improvement

Education
Boro Baski
Boro Baski

Setting the right example

In India, non-formal schools perform well, especially among those least likely to get a good education

Winter Olympics
Jane Buchanan

Troubled legacy

IOC promises to learn lessons from human-rights abuses in Sochi

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

West must uphold civil liberties

The challenge of Donald Trump and other authoritarian leaders

Comment
Jennifer Dube

Robbed of a role model

South African President Jacob Zuma rocks the confidence of the whole region

Minorities
Christopher Minko
Bophea Smith

The power of sports

Playing in a team fosters disabled athletes’ health, self esteem and social integration

Peacebuilding
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Lasting solutions

Germany’s Civil Peace Service supports non-violent conflict resolutions in order to build long-term peace

Security
Maxwell Suuk

Bracing for attacks

After terrorist attacks nearby, Ghanaians worry

Global role model
Korinna Horta

Harmful competition

World Bank and AIIB must not only pay lip service to social and environmental standards

Global role model
Korinna Horta

Rolling back protection

The World Bank plans to dilute its social and environmental standards

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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