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In brief
Animal keeping
Leonardo Rossi

Argentine beef is not what it used to be

Facts and figures concerning Argentina’s ranching industry

New media technologies
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Downsides of cyber politics

Information and communications technology may help to advance democracy in Africa

INGOs
Antonio Tujan Jr.

Best practices

Rules for international cooperation of non-governmental organisations

Faith
Bernhard Felmberg

How faith shapes politics

Examples of faith shaping politics in meaningful ways

Sustainable Development Goals
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Closing the gaps

World leaders adopt post-2015 agenda to guide developmental action for next 15 years

In brief

News of the week

Relevant news – 19 September to 25 September

Indigenous peoples
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Flawed implementation

Laws concerning prior and informed consent of indigenous groups for resource exploitation often prove counterproductive in Latin America

Extremism
Eva-Maria Verfürth

“Someone who kills innocent people will not become a martyr”

Why ISIS looks attractive to young people from different countries

In brief

News of the week

Relevant news – 12 September to 18 September

Social security
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

African pension patterns

World Bank study assesses old-age protection in sub-Saharan Africa

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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”