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In brief
Public finance

Patriotic funds

African Development Bank considers Diaspora bonds promising for sub-Saharan governments

World market

Low wages are not all

Latin America is leading according to a new ranking of promising markets and potential production sites

Global governance

Climate refugees

Climate change is causing displacement, and the international community lacks rules on the issue

Commodities

To whom belong the bounties of the world?

The scramble for resources poses many ethical questions – and cooperation is anything but unusual

Kenya

Dangerous neglect

Presidential elections jeopardise security in Kenya

Fundamental rights

Problems after the Arab spring

In the eyes of Human Rights Watch, 2012 was a tough year – especially in North Africa and the Middle East

Crisis prevention

Evaluation and quality control

For reasons of politics and methodology, it is especially challenging to evaluate peacebuilding operations

Global warming

Disaster statistics

Munich Re's disaster statistics show that climate change is making storms, floods and draughts ever more likely.

Military

Problematic sale

Church-based organisations in Germany criticise their country's increasing arms exports

Health

Helping AIDS orphans

Swiss-backed NGO supports AIDS orphans in southern and eastern Africa

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Sustainability

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