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Nationwide wave of arrests of alleged Gülen supporters on Turkey’s police force in April 2017.

Gülen movement

Creating an elite to lead the state

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by Timur Tinç
Marine protection is also benefiting traditional fishermen, like this one in Vietnam.

KfW

“Getting people on board”

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by Stephan Opitz
by Friederike Bauer
Melinda Gates addressing the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2016/17 14 % of the WHO’s budget came from the Gates Foundation.

The Gates Foundation

Private-sector billionaires setting global agenda

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by Barbara Unmüssig
screenshot Azim Premji Foundation

Promoting change

From individual charity to impact-investing

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by Aditi Roy Ghatak
His Highness the Aga Khan IV.

Faith-based initiatives

Helping families to escape the cycle of poverty

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by Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
Former Mozambican President Joaquim Alberto Chissano (l), former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (c) and British-Sudanese businessman Mo Ibrahim (r) participate in the inaugural Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership in Alexandria in late 2007.

Philanthropy

Nice try

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by Vladimir Antwi-Danso
Senegalese peacekeepers preparing to leave Haiti after completing their mission.

Relevant reading

A call for radical reform

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by Hans Dembowski
In the highlands of Western Kenya, the impact of climate change is exacerbated by the proximity of Lake Victoria: maize cultivation in Kenya.

Climate-smart agriculture

A complex undertaking

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by Michaela Schaller
A green and clean Delhi was the declared aim five years ago when this photograph was taken. Air quality has significantly deteriorated since then.

German ODA

No progress without India

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by Wolfram Klein
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