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KfW

Time for change – but how?

The majority of developing countries and emerging economies still lack quick, safe and affordable transport

Climate change

Deciding whether to migrate and where to go

Law professor assesses links between climate change and migration

Assertive judges

Long road to independence

Kenya has made progress towards the judicial independence the new constitution promises

Global governance

Labour is not a commodity

The ILO was established to promote social justice 100 years ago – and that mission stays relevant

World Bank

Good enough governance

According to the World Bank, the quality of governance depends on people’s policy acceptance

Narcotics

“Gravest social malady”

Why Iran’s government has made its anti-drug legislation less draconian

Global warming

A Herculean task

Climate experts call for global warming to be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2100

Alcoholism

Drowning the unemployment worries

In the context of high unemployment and a bleak future, drug and alcohol abuse is spreading in Zimbabwe

Cannabis

Legal distribution

The experiences of Uruguay after four years of having marihuana legalised

Health care

Epicenter of fake pharma

Because of poverty, bad governance and inadequate infrastructure, African pharma markets are dysfunctional

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