In brief

Civicus assesses civil liberties around the world, and criticises donors for supporting authoritarian regimes in Ethiopia and Vietnam

Reducing poverty and achieving sustainability are daunting goals, as PEGNet conference finds

Cyclone hits Indian coast, Lampedusa disaster, IPCC report on climate change, post-2015 debate and more

Richard Gerster: Fiscal reforms reduce Mozambique’s dependency on donor’s budget support

Arab Reform Initiative sees three-front war in Syria and demands that pro-democracy forces get support

According to FAO, a third of all food produced worldwide is wasted

D+C/E+Z: Contents page of October's print edition with links to all contributions

The image of Africa in Germany is often marked by stereotype

Death row for Indian rapists, support for Somalia, state of emergency in Egypt, the Trade and Development Report 2013 and the G20 summit

Governments and the private sector must make the timber trade more sustainable