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Demokratisierung
Comment
Raphael Mweninguwe

Arguing with the government

Donors argue with Malawi’s President Mutharika over governance issues

Comment
Salua Nour

An unusual alliance

Why Egyptians trust their country’s army

Interview
Ralf Melzer

“Strong leanings towards Europe”

Tunisia is making progress on the road to democracy

Press clippings

Arab world in turmoil

Press clippings: Arab world in turmoil

Comment
Ronald Meinardus

Democratic uprising

Europe must support democratic uprising in the Arab world

Interview
Yasser Alwan

“A new sense of purpose”

An eyewitness report of revolution on Cairo’s Tahrir Square

Protests in the Arab World
Martina Sabra

Holiday paradise and police state

Why Ben Ali fell and the West is not in favour in Tunisia

Civic activism
Hans-Jürgen Beerfeltz

Advisers and watchdogs

State Secretary Beerfeltz elaborates on civil society's indispensable role

Unrest in Egypt
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Role model Erdogan

Turkey under Erdogan could serve as an example to Arab countries – but Europe failed to embrace him

Comment
Vladimir Antwi-Danso

Reconstruct African governance

Gbagbo must not be allowed to prevail, but Cote d'Ivoire’s crisis is about more than only big-man politics

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Poverty Reduction

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

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
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?

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.

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
How development policy is misunderstood
How GIZ gets young people moving

Sustainability

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

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
How development policy is misunderstood
How GIZ gets young people moving