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Summer Special
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Black revolutionary artist

The African-American Jean-Michel Basquiat rose from graffiti sprayer to artist of international fame

Summer Special
Eva-Maria Verfürth

Resolving the Middle East conflict in a soccer stadium

“The 90 Minute War” – a movie about a soccer match to resolve the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict

ODA
Linda Engel

Evaluation 2.0

Digitalisation and changing conditions will determine how development projects are evaluated in the future

Municipal development cooperation
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Act locally – think globally

Many municipal development projects are actively involving migrants and refugees

Press freedom
Franziska Wekenborg

Local media and violent strife

For dangerous work, war reporters deserve to be prepared – and paid – well

Expert discussion
Franziska Wekenborg

Laying the basis for lasting peace

UN has shifted peacebuilding focus from international to local level

Summer Special
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Nordic tragedy in Afghanistan

Danish screenplay assesses ethical dilemmas faced by European troops in Afghanistan

Digital technologies
Monika Hellstern

Endangered employment

The digital revolution needs to be harnessed towards the public good, a study by the German Development Institute argues

Clean energy
Franziska Wekenborg

Oikocredit invests in clean ­cooking

Why Oikocredit has invested in Inyenyeri

Humanitarian agencies
Raissa Robles

Unspoken competition

Downsides of international humanitarian aid after Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013

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Poverty Reduction

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

Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Why farms should opt for multiple benefit strategies
How GDP statistics are misleading
Growth, green growth or degrowth?

Gender Equality

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

Overview culture special
Why you might find our newsletter useful
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.

What G7 should do in response to sovereign debt crises
Multilateral action on sovereign debt must speed up
Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods

Sustainability

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

What G7 should do in response to sovereign debt crises
Multilateral action on sovereign debt must speed up
Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods