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Demokratisierung
Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

We need cooperation, not walls

Donald Trump’s domestic impact will probably be awful, and the international impact even worse

Elections
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

US elections spell trouble for international community

That Donald Trump will be US president is very bad news

Civil Peace Service

Dreams of a better life

GIZ photo competition in Lebanon results in pictures that illustrate young people’s visions

Governance
Humphrey Nkonde

Monitoring elections online

Social media, the internet and governance in Zambia

Education
Edith Koesoemawiria

Boatloads of books

Grassroots initiatives are ensuring that children have access to books in some Indonesian villages

United Nations
Eva Dick

Mixed results

New Urban Agenda adopted by UN conference Habitat III in Quito in October

International cooperation
Lea Diehl

Dealing with authoritarian governments

Universal governance standards are not in force everywhere, but are useful nevertheless

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Self-serving African presidents back off from ICC

Out-dated idea of sovereignty is not anti-imperialist

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Trump is dragging US democracy down into the dirt

Strongman attitudes and presidential aspirations

Comment
Jonathan Bashi

More turmoil to come?

Clinging to power, President Kabila threatens peace and stability in DR Congo

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Poverty Reduction

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

Junk food in school
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
How to end hunger
Why food security needs both peacebuilding and livelihood development
Eco-friendly agriculture must reduce farmers’ costs

Gender Equality

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

Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development
Addressing gender-based violence in Colombia

Governance

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

Junk food in school
Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders

Sustainability

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

Junk food in school
Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders