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Zivilgesellschaft
Refugees
Martina Sabra

More than food and shelter

Art project with and about refugees from Syria and Palestine

Visual arts in China
Florian Arnold

Art as a reflection of cosmic harmony

Interest in western art and in freedom of expression first emerged when the Chinese empire collapsed

Visual arts in China
Florian Arnold

Provocation is permitted, explicit criticism is not

Under President Xi Jinping, pressure has increased on civil society, including on artists

International civil society
Adriano Campolina

Facilitating more than leading

Why ActionAid had to move its headquarters from Britain to South Africa

INGOs
Antonio Tujan Jr.

Best practices

Rules for international cooperation of non-governmental organisations

Faith and development
Bernhard Felmberg

Religion’s creative potential

Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development keen on cooperation with faith-based institutions

Faith
Bernhard Felmberg

How faith shapes politics

Examples of faith shaping politics in meaningful ways

International Cooperation
Agnes Abuom

INGOs in Africa

International non-governmental organisations support African partners, but must not micromanage them

Future ICSOs
Helene Wolf
Åsa Månsson

Designing the change agenda

International civil society organisations must adapt to global changes

Human rights
Selmin Çalışkan
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Protecting activists

Selmin Çalışkan elaborates on Amnesty International’s cooperation with local human-rights groups

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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