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Military
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Problematic sale

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

Health
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Helping AIDS orphans

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

Sustainability
Berthold M. Kuhn
Berthold M. Kuhn

Conferences of consequence

Global environment summits like Rio+20 trigger new initiatives in China

Human rights
Friederike Wyrwich

"Denied asistance"

Churches contribute to homophobia in Africa

Military
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Spending fortunes on weapons

International military expenditure

Private Sector
Marie Pardey

Untapped business potential

World Bank subsidiary IFC emphasises women’s role in business

Gender
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

“No peace process in Afghanistan”

Women’s rights in Afghanistan

Education
Floreana Miesen

“Out of touch”

African universities must prepare for professional work

Land tenure
Ellen Thalman

Conflict prone

Global Soil Week: competition for fertile land is intensifying

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Poverty Reduction

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

Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Why farms should opt for multiple benefit strategies
How GDP statistics are misleading
Growth, green growth or degrowth?

Gender Equality

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

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Uganda faces rising challenges in combating gender-based violence
Human rights for all
Kenya debates decriminalising suicide to address mental health

Governance

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

Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods
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Sustainability

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

Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods
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