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Hintergrund
Fair prices

Expert advice from the Netherlands

How the InfoBridge Foundation is promoting fair-pricing approaches

Fighting poverty

Setting ‘fair’ prices

What governments should do to boost the incomes of poor farmers and workers

Social policy

Social-protection systems reduce causes of displacement

Social-protection systems not only offer a safety net for individuals; they can also help tackle crises affecting society as a whole

Gender justice

How education and employment improve gender equality

Gender justice depends on women’s self-confidence, and public policy can make a difference

Tigray conflict

Eritrean refugees are at risk in Ethiopia

The Tigray conflict exposes Eritreans living in refugee camps in Northern Ethiopia to recurring violence

Reproductive health

Argentina’s new abortion law

Legislators in Buenos Aires allow pregnant women to choose whether they want a baby or not

Homes

Informal real-estate business in West Africa

Slums are growing rapidly in many cities in low-income countries. A new study sheds light on who profits from the informal property market

Polish border crisis

“There are viable and humane solutions”

Migration researcher calls for humane border controls

Agriculture and biodiversity

Tackling the global land-use trilemma

Protecting food security, biodiversity and climate requires new mindset everywhere

Sexual abuse

How some Nepali girls end up as prostitutes

After being trafficked into sex work, women are often trapped in slavery-like conditions in a foreign country

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Sustainability

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