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Human rights
Sam Opio
Isabella Bauer

“LGBT people still tend to hide”

Though things have improved, LGBT people still face serious harassment in Uganda

Food industry
Armin Paasch
Sarah Schneider

Profit prioritised

Food manufacturers undermine healthy eating and promote malnutrition

Covid-19 immunisation
Jörg Schaaber

Just crumbs for Africa?

The BUKO Pharma Campaign doubts that all countries will have the same access to Covid-19 vaccines

Democracy
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Taking to the cyber-streets

Political activists in Zambia are using social media to reach a broad audience

Our view
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Taking stock of pandemic impacts

Covid-19 is proving to be an even more complex and longer lasting challenge than initially expected

Healthy nutrition
Simone Welte

It’s all in the mix

Political will and raising public awareness are the basis for good nutrition

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

US president praises an extrajudicial killing

This Trump scandal deserves more attention

Domestic workers
Javier A. Cisterna Figueroa

On the home front

Domestic workers in Chile fight for better working conditions and more respect

Global affairs
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Painting the big picture

Samir Puri assesses how past empires shape today’s world views in different world regions in a new book

Our view

Fighting for democracy

The EU should do more to promote democracy around the world

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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