Development and
Cooperation

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In brief

Legislation

Promoting local ownership

Welthungerhilfe is taking an innovative approach on land rights, so partners in developing countries can find their own long-term solutions

KfW

18 million fewer car journeys

New rail-based systems in Rio de Janeiro and Salvador de Bahia will lead to at least 18 million fewer car journeys a year

Human rights

Limited freedom of expression

Media is increasingly under pressure all over the world

KfW

Climb aboard!

KfW supports South African municipalities in building of cycle paths and footpaths

Journalism

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

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

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

“War against the poor”

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

Minorities

Endangered languages

Indigenous languages have immense value

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