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Hintergrund
Decarbonisation

A carbon tax should promote redistribution

Redistribution is essential to the success of energy-price reforms in developing countries

Global Fund for Social Protection

Social security for all

A Global Fund for Social Protection to help low-income countries finance basic social security

Training

Preventing teacher violence

Training programme to curb teacher violence as an educational practice

Educational practices

The dire consequences of school violence

Teacher violence has a negative impact on students' mental health and academic performance

Women’s rights

How illiteracy perpetuates oppression of Pakistani women

Half of Pakistan’s women cannot read or write in any language

School quality

Nepal’s deep educational divides

Rural and state-run schools in Nepal must catch up with urban and private ones

Global environment

Waste less to avoid being inundated by plastic

An Indian NGO is raising awareness of why plastic waste is threatening our future

Refugee education

Too many camps do not have schools

Refugees are far too often denied their right to education and literacy training

Technical solutions

Remote project management is helpful in times of crisis

During the Corona crisis, KfW is using new approaches to manage its projects from the distance

Environmental hazards

Stop global trend of chemical intensification

Application of chemicals must become safer and more sustainable

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Sustainability

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