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Internet
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu

“A multi-tentacular problem”

To stem the tide of fake news in Africa, internet giants must do more than cooperate with professional fact-checkers

Digital surveillance
Felix Lee

No one can opt out

China introduces points system for rating social behaviour

Ebola
Tariq Riebl

A turning point

To stem the spread of Ebola, humanitarian agencies must win the trust of local communities in the DRC

Schools
Frank Masanta Jr.

“Once you learn to read”

Zambia shows that schools are a good place to start fighting gender inequality

Gender relations
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado

Unequal opportunities

Though the law forbids discrimination in Mexico, the road to gender equity remains long

Socialisation
Britta Wiemers
Henry Cervantes

Preventing violence

Gender roles need to change to stop violence

Informal work
Fabian Jacobs

Better education and training

More education is crucial to create less informal and more formal work

Illicit labour
Sally Atkinson-Sheppard

Criminal girls

Criminal gangs have similar gender dynamics in Bangladesh and China

Homophobia
Grace Badza

“I have no place in society”

Homophobia in Zimbabwe hurts the mental health of LGBTI people

ODA
Michael Krempin

Beyond the threshold

Far fewer countries will be eligible to receive ODA in the future – that means problems for SDG finance

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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