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In brief
Rural health care
Sumeya Issa

Medicines and supplies are difficult to find in rural Malawi

Rural Malawians are poorly served by clinics lacking medicines and expertise

D+C/E+Z
D+C / E+Z

Why we believe in our e-Paper

What purposes our monthly e-Paper serves, and how it differs from the print issue

Biden administration
Katie Cashman

Biden is respoding to climate activists

How demands for a Green New Deals are inspiring White House policymaking

COP25

Civil unrest: Costs and benefits

Losing the privilege of hosting COP25 on Chilean soil in 2019 was not all bad

Pandemic response
Achal Prabhala
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Many governments are half-hearted about IP waiver

Debate on patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines lacks sense of urgency

Liberia
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Well-meant is not necessarily well done

How Liberia plunged into chaos and why international policies fail due to lack of cultural awareness

Weather forecasts
Till Below
Dina Mambwe

Waiting for rain – and advice

Crop farmer Elinat Daka relies on nature for a good yield, and timely weather-based advice would help

Uganda
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

More malaria and infectious diseases

Uganda fears a decline in public health as a result of climate change

UN 2030 Agenda
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Make SDGs binding with the help of new institutions

Expert group calls for new sustainability governance within the UN system

Governance
Monika Zimmermann

Connecting all dots

Tangible examples of climate collaboration across government levels deserve policymakers’ attention

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Poverty Reduction

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

Fundamental human right under attack
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Gender Equality

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

The fate of a Rwandan man with disability
Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president

Governance

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts

Sustainability

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts