Development and
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Gender

“Public health crisis”

India’s suicide rates are above world average

A case study

A family’s blessing

Psychologists’ own mental templates can distort their assessments of people from different backgrounds

Vocational schools

Anything is possible

Vocational schools are an important aspect of education and training in Burundi

Forced migration

Creating prospects for refugees

German development policy focuses on the causes and consequences of displacement

Development finance

Principles traded for efficiency

A new study finds that the AIIB may undermine multilateral bank standards, and that Europe’s members can save them

Inequality

How addictive behaviours are linked to inequality

A new book by two British scholars explores the negative impacts that social inequality has on mental health

Universities

International network

LMU’s Center for International Health cooperates with universities around the world

Environmentalism

More satisfaction and happiness

Many young climate activists will find Mike Berners-Lee’s new book “There is no planet B” useful

Development policy

Too little and too unambitious

Welthungerhilfe and terre des hommes are calling for more money for official development assistance and more ambitious policies

Digital technology

Choosing the right approach

Germany’s Protestant development agencies weigh pros and cons of digital technology

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