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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

Marine ecology
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Saving the seas

New action plan for better protection of the world’s oceans

Social life
Edith Koesoemawiria

Ida’s story

Divorced women tend to be excluded from social life, and the pressure to remarry is great

Volunteers
Eva-Maria Verfürth

“It is good when walls come down”

Why international youth exchange matters in all world regions

Transition of power
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Tough times

How long Michel Temer, Brazil’s interim president, can stay in office remains to be seen

Waste management
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The new plastics economy

World Economic Forum demands radical change in plastics industry to reduce environmental damage and boost economic efficiency

Fashion industry
Floreana Miesen

Mainstreaming responsibility

NGOs want to mobilise consumer pressure towards higher production standards in fashion industry

Development policy
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Managing migration in Africa

The point is to improve living condition, not to thwart flight

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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.

Why men are needed in feminist activism
Overview culture special
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Uganda faces rising challenges in combating gender-based violence
Human rights for all

Governance

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

European democracies under attack from North America
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

Sustainability

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

European democracies under attack from North America
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