Development and
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In brief

Employers

Advocating for the private sector

Liberian business leaders want their government to tackle specific challenges

Makeshift housing

Informal refugee settlements

Syrians living in Lebanon’s informal refugee settlements lack proper infrastructure

Diabetes

Causes and complications

Why people develop diabetes and what complications they face

Private-sector company

Sustainable, biodegradable and chemical-free

Bio-Lutions developed a patented technology to use agricultural residues to produce biodegradable packaging and disposable tableware

Global environment

Less food, more dengue infections

A recent report in The Lancet presents a bleak picture of how the climate crisis will affect human health

Technology

No level playing field

Facing considerable risks, youngsters in developing countries use digital technology for recreational purposes

Climate engineering

Buying time

Scientists disagree over whether technology should be used to manipulate the climate system

Rural regions

No alternative

Air travel is expensive and environmentally harmful, but it is a necessity in South Sudan

Land degradation

Highland challenges

In mountain regions, soil degradation is particularly advanced and has serious consequences

South Africa

Foreign workers built prosperity

How the needs of the labour market promoted migration to South Africa

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Sustainability

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