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In brief
Rural life
Boro Baski
Boro Baski

Lost in translation

Missionaries have contributed to disrupting Adivasi traditions, but helped to save heritage as well

Planned parenthood
Hedwig Diekwisch

E-learning to improve counselling

New E-learning course for contraceptive counsellors

LGBT rights
Sebastián Vargas

Same-sex marriage worldwide

Argentina tops the list of countries with a legislation that acknowledges sexual diversity

Peacebuilding
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Corruption, a necessary evil

Corruption does not necessarily destabilise a post-conflict country

Inclusion
Rainer Brockhaus

Accessibility is not an expensive luxury

The needs of people with disabilities should be considered in infrastructure development from the very beginning

Civil war
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Fleeing the peace

Even after peace is formally declared, people keep fleeing from strife-torn countries

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Harmful tradition
Nilanjana Ray

“Amount given to the groom”

The dowry tradition is a curse on South Asian women

Child marriage
Angelina Henrich
Moses Ntenga

Political will

Uganda´s government tries to reduce the high rates of child marriages

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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”