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Propaganda
Jorge Soares

Nothing is true

Why populists depend on systematical disinformation

German ODA
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Modified strategy

Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development plans to reduce the number of partners for bilateral governmental cooperation

Rising infection numbers
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Gloomy outlook

Kenya is struggling to cope with the Covid-19 challenges

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

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Poverty Reduction

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

International degrees, national development
Why farms should opt for multiple benefit strategies
How GDP statistics are misleading
Growth, green growth or degrowth?
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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.

International degrees, national development
Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods
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Our editor-in-chief says goodbye

Sustainability

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

International degrees, national development
Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods
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Our editor-in-chief says goodbye