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A Filipino nurse in a German hospital in 1993.

Diaspora communities

To Filipinos, labour migration is normal, not unusual

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by Emmalyn Liwag Kotte

Labour migration

Preserving the lifeline of migrants’ remittances

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by Dilip Ratha
Protesters demand in Tunis in December 2020 that the authorities implement promised reforms in the Kairouan region.

Political transition

Is Tunisia’s democracy at risk?

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by Sofian Philip Naceur
Workshop for young refugees at a vocational school in Wunsiedel organised by Ahmad Mansour’s Mind Prevention initiative.

Deradicalisation

“Teaching democracy is just as important as teaching maths”

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by Ahmad Mansour
by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
EcoCasa is a KfW-supported project in Mexico that subsidises energy-efficient social housing construction.

Energy efficiency

Climate targets require energy-efficient buildings

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by Sanna Stockstrom
by Matthias Zilbauer
Drinking water supplier in Istanbul.

Urban development

Urban growth can cause water supply problems

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by Sarah C. Schreiner
SDI is a movement of the urban poor, calling for more “slum friendly” cities.

Informal settlements

Local ownership is crucial to making slums more liveable

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by Diana Mitlin
by David Satterthwaite
An event in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, to commemorate the genocide of 1994.

Trauma

Confront the past or lose the future

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by Gesine Ames
by Luca Bootsmann
Upset about extrajudicial executions: protester at an anti-Duterte rally in Manila in September 2020.

Authoritarian rule

Fact and fiction

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by Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles
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