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Zivilgesellschaft
Free trade
Frederico Füllgraf

Better without the TPP

Opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is growing

Health care
Maxwell Suuk

Serving the poor

A doctor in northern Ghana gives free medical care to the destitute

European Union
Karl Kopp

At rock bottom

Human-rights organisation Pro Asyl calls for a reorganisation of the protection for refugees in Europe

European Union
Karl Kopp

Dead refugees

Far too many refugees died when they tried to reach Europe to seek asylum

Syria
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Many dimensions

Scholar explains why Syria crisis is so complex and so hard to resolve

Burundi
Gesine Ames

A pan-regional crisis

Regional and international governments must put pressure on President Nkurunziza to solve Burundi’s troubles

Gender
Rakieta Poyga

Changing social norms

The non-governmental organisation Bangr Nooma is fighting female genital mutilation in Burkina Faso

Female Genital Mutilation
Idah Nabateregga

100 million women affected

Women in sub-Saharan Africa are especially affected by female genital mutilation

Cooperation
Martin Verfürth

Apple tree versus tanks

School exchange programmes: German–Palestinian partnership during the Middle East conflict

Children
Martin Verfürth

Partnering with a Palestinian school

Hand in hand with school children in Bethlehem: the value of school partnering

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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