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In brief
Foreign trade
Friedrich Kaufmann
Winfried Borowczak

Mozambique’s foreign trade weakness

Why Mozambique is one of the world’s least competitive countries

Governance
Afshan Subohi

Difficult setting

Hopping from crisis to crisis, Pakistani governments seem to be conditioned to opt for quick fixes

Ecology
Ceciel Shiraz Raj

Global hazard

UNEP and Interpol demand internationally coordinated action against environmental crime

Garment production
Nico Beckert

Niche market: fair trade

Consumers’ purchasing choices can have an impact on how goods are produced

International exchange
Eva-Maria Verfürth

African-German Youth Initiative launched

Germany and African Union cooperate in African-German Youth Initiative

Sexism
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Media can foster or fight ­violence against women

Media needs to fight stereotypes when reporting about women

Namibia
Bettina Kieck

The situation of people with disabilities in Namibia

Little progress on disability mainstreaming in Namibia

Relevant reading
Nassir Djafari

Oil and development

Oil wealth does not necessarily prevent democratic development, researchers find

Paris Declaration
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau

Keeping up the momentum

Revisiting the principles of aid effectiveness

Education
Niaz Asadullah
Zaki Wahhaj

Marriage instead of graduation

Girls’ school enrolment figures are good in Bangladesh, but drop-out rates are worrying

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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”