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In brief
Demographic trends
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Differentiated action

Study illuminates reasons for sustained high birth rates in Sub-Saharan Africa

Global civil society
Theresa Krinninger

Better partnership

International civil-society umbrella organisation demands better partnerships

In brief

News of the week

Relevant news – 10 January to 16 January

Promoting change
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Go shopping with open eyes

Support for fairtrade fashion in Germany

International financial institution
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Human and social beings

Better late than never – World Bank abandons “homo economicus”

Vaccination programme
Christoph Suess

Portrait of Dafrossa Cyrily Lyimo

The head of Tanzania's national vaccination programme appreciates international support

News

In brief

Kenyatta and al-Bashir must no longer fear ICC

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News of the week

News summary 3 January to 9 January

Insurance industry
Anja Strautz

New horizons

International insurance companies are increasingly interested in African markets

Social inclusion
Theresa Krinninger

Develop capacities

CBM: The concerns of people with disabilities belong on the SDG agenda

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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.

How a pedagogy of sustainability can help Africa’s future
Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
Waithood – endless adolescence
“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets

Sustainability

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

How a pedagogy of sustainability can help Africa’s future
Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
Waithood – endless adolescence
“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets