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In brief
Shared spaces

Students live in some of Nairobi’s worst housing

Sanitation, security and safety are secondary considerations for young Kenyans who need a roof over their heads

Environment

Book shows rays of hope in climate crisis

Small-scale action can achieve quite a lot, helping people to cope with climate crisis

Infrastructure

Throughout the camp, houses lack adequate sanitation

Water and sanitation infrastructure is inadequate in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp

Corruption

Medical mystery

Thefts of Covid-19 medical supplies highlight Kenya’s corruption problem

Biodiversity

Digitalisation undermines profit sharing

Gene databases facilitate scientific research, but questions arise regarding the ownership of natural resources

Social media

Tackling disinformation

Humanitarian workers are confronted with dangerous disinformation regarding health and vaccinations

Blog

Why non-violence makes sense for Belarussian opposition

Two political scientists argue that civil disobedience is the most promising way to oppose an authoritarian regime

One Health

Holistic approach

To fight zoonotic diseases, KfW development bank endorses the One Health strategy

Markets

Trade agreements as door-openers

Trade agreements secure lucrative markets for Big Food

Food insecurity

As in biblical times

East Africa is living with the looming threat of a second invasion of desert locusts

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Sustainability

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