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In brief
Deforestation
Marianne Scholte

A legacy of destruction

Suharto era was devastating for Indonesian forests

Water treatment
M. A. Jabbar
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

“Each drop of water matters”

DBL Group, a Bangladeshi garments producer, recycles its industrial water

International law
Linda Engel

Companies sue states for ­ climate-protection measures

The Energy Charter Treaty allows companies to legally challenge climate protection laws

Traffic safety
Maxwell Suuk

Carnage on the roads

Ghana’s roads are increasingly scenes of serious traffic accidents

UN prognosis
Sarah Josef

The climate crisis is ­­exacerbating water stress

UN report highlights challenges related to water stress

Water
Krupa Ge

Marginalised women’s plight

Women’s stressful duty of procuring water

Multilateral agency
Karim Okanla

Africa needs the WHO

US President Donald Trump’s decision to halt funding to World Health Organization (WHO) is likely to hurt many Africans

Shared responsibility
Kathrin Berensmann
Kathrin Berensmann

Debt relief for poorest countries

Left to themselves, developing countries can’t cope with the Covid-19 pandemic

Companies
Aviva Freudmann

Oil majors feel the shock

Multinational oil companies are under pressure

Malawi
Rabson Kondowe

Sewing masks to fight corona

In Malawi, an army of volunteers across the country are busy sewing face masks from locally available materials such as cotton and pieces of fabric

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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