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Internet
Drake Jamali

Digital childhood

According to UNICEF, children today are digital natives, and the internet is their second home

Civil war
Parach Mach

Children of war as breadwinners

In South Sudan, many orphaned children have to care for their younger siblings

Education
Angelina Henrich
Moses Ntenga

End pupils' fear of teachers' canes

In Uganda, a non-governmental organisation wants to convince school teachers of stopping corporal punishment

Development work
Verena Stamm

Stolen childhood

The Fondation Stamm is trying to give orphans and street children in Burundi the chance of a better life

Migration
Rayna Breuer

Life on hold

How young refugees try to find their feet in Germany

Social inclusion
Masuda Farouk Ratna

Escaping the vicious cycle

To fulfil their potential, students with disabilities deserve a learning environment that suits their needs

World trade
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Trump bullies and blackmails

The international community should unite against Trump’s irresponsible trade policy

Street children
Sun Narin

From garbage scavenger to chef

Cambodian NGO gives former street children a safe place to live and an education

Childhood
Damilola Oyedele

Forgotten heroes

Orphans who raise their younger siblings deserve special attention, not only in Nigeria

Southern Africa
Henning Melber

New brooms sweeping clean?

Political upheaval is taking place from the Congo to South Africa

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Poverty Reduction

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

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
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

Gender Equality

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

The literary power of Black women writers
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

Governance

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

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
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”

Sustainability

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

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
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”