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Recurring trauma
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Feelings of aggravation

The history of anti-Muslim violence in India

International Criminal Court
Darleen Seda

Revisiting the peace versus justice debate

Demands for criminal accountability can be an obstacle to peace

Nursing care and support
Almut Schnerring
Sascha Verlan

A new intergenerational compact

Once more, Covid-19 shows that care work is largely left to women – and that must change

Social psychology
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Collective trauma

Every crisis leaves deep scars in the memory of the affected society

Sexual violence
Rukamanee Maharjan

Justice for the victims

Nepal must urgently reform its sexual violence laws

Summer Special
Aviva Freudmann

A battle for the soul of Islam

A feature film shows the threat of violent Islam coming to Senegal

UNDP
Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Governance is fundamental”

UNDP chief explains how the concepts of “human development” and “sustainable development” are converging

Populist governance
Jorge Soares

Lying about Brazil’s forests

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro falsely says deforestation is not a problem

Climate crisis
Syed Muhammad Abubakar

Pakistan’s melting glaciers

In Pakistan, meltwater from glaciers is causing devastating flash floods, and the dwindling of ice-shields affects the entire nation

Violent conflict
Nandini Sundar
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Livelihoods in danger

A sociologist assess the background of guerrilla warfare in central India’s forests

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

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
Modern dowry payment in Kenya

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

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”
Why Kenya is on fire

Sustainability

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

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”
Why Kenya is on fire