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In brief
Syria
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Difficult reconstruction

Reconstruction in Syria - challenges and possible courses of action

Governance
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Suppressing dissenters during lockdown

Western embassies urge Zimbabwe’s government not to use Covid-19 as a cover for breaching human rights

Dysfunctional policy
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
Julia Schnatz

Under-performing ODA darling

Despite under-performing governance, Kenya is still a donor darling

Participation
Frank Bliss

Valuable resource

New book about participatory methods in development projects has the makings of a standard

Infrastructure projects
Korinna Horta

Paying the price for development

When people are displaced to make room for large-scale development projects, the trauma and impoverishment are real and long-lasting

Global Governance
Florian Gaisrucker

Self-perpetuating cycles of violence

Joint UN and World Bank study on international cooperation in conflict prevention

Conflict transformation
Miriam Modalal
Dalilah Reuben-Shemia

Collective trauma

Violent conflicts can lead to the traumatisation of entire communities

Land ownership
Henning Melber

How the first redistribution attempt failed

The policy proposed by Namibia’s first National Land Reform Conference in the early 1990s never took off

Idi Amin photo exhibition
Isabella Bauer

Facets of a despot

A photo exhibition marks a first tentative attempt by Ugandans to come to terms with the past under Idi Amin

Summer Special
Linda Engel

Descent into Hell

Tragic tale of a young Nigerian’s life wrecked by an ill-fated love affair

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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