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In brief
Journalism
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Why some reporting is skewed

“Media capture” means that news coverage becomes biased even though it may still seem independent

International organisations

A reform agenda for the ILO

The tripartite setting of the ILO was useful in the past, but it does not represent the world of work adequately today

Syria
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Insights into a war-torn country

Journalist lets the victims of the war in Syria tell their stories and the history of the country

Global warming
Lea Diehl
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

IPCC special report and Climate Change Conference

IPCC special report published ahead of the UN climate change conference in Poland in December

Extra-judicial killings
Emmalyn Liwag Kotte

“War against the poor”

Bishop Pablo David wants the Philippine government to stop its “cruel and simplistic“ campaign against illegal drugs

Minorities
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Endangered languages

Indigenous languages have immense value

Minorities
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

On the verge of disappearing

An ancient language is at risk of dying in the Hindu Kush

Mexico
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado

Missing people

Up to 35,000 people have “disappeared” in Mexico’s war on drugs

Afghanistan
Janet Kursawe

International responsibility

Development policy must target the underlying causes of Afghanistan’s drug economy

Banking
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Inventing narratives

Why a rational individual may knowingly follow an irrational market trend

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Poverty Reduction

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

What Zanzibar's spices have to do with gender equality
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”

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

What Zanzibar's spices have to do with gender equality
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

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Waithood – endless adolescence
“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

Sustainability

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

Waithood – endless adolescence
“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