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In brief
Colonial history
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The dark side of European enlightenment

Oppressive imperial powers claimed to be spreading civilisation whilst promoting racism

Minorities
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Ethnic cleansing

“Covert genocide”: Myanmar’s new government fails in regard to ethnic minorities

Two presidents
Henning Melber

“Brothers from another mother”

Donald Trump and Jacob Zuma have a lot in common

New book
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

A difficult ally

A new book sheds light on Saudi Arabia’s role in the Middle East’s conflicts

Syrian refugees
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Women at risk

CARE demands legal routes and more protection for women and children fleeing Syria

Disabilities
Esther Dopheide

Inclusion counts

New CBM book proves that disability-inclusive development makes economic sense

Agriculture
Theresa Krinninger

Big palm oil is making the rules

Growing demand for palm oil is changing agriculture in countries as far apart as Ghana and Indonesia

Refugees
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar

Palestinians in Lebanon

Palestinians' difficult position in Lebanon

Germany’s Federal Government
Theresa Krinninger

Promoting investments in Africa

Two German cabinet members launch joint initiative to boost private-sector development

Job opportunities
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Working in poverty

Youth unemployment is on the rise and persistent gender gaps undermine social progress

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Poverty Reduction

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

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
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

Gender Equality

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

The literary power of Black women writers
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

Governance

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

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
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”

Sustainability

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

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
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”