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Menschenrechte
Human and animal health

The animals die first

Water and sanitation are crucial for human and animal health

“Good versus evil” rhetoric does not help in MENA region

Saudi Arabia is a bizarre place to spread the message of non-sectarian tolerance

Trump’s FBI scandal has international repercussions

Media pundit Fareed Zakaria sees US democracy in danger – and things are probably even worse than he says

Supporting civil society

Making democratic principles tangible

Shrinking spaces call for new support strategies

In Turkey and elsewhere, democracy is not just majority rule

Universal principles require international monitoring

Authoritarianism

Post-referendum repression

After a close – and disputed – referendum victory, Turkey’s government is running yet more purges of the police and civil service

Civil war

From child soldier to businessman

A former child soldier in Uganda managed to become a successful businessman

Venezuela is in a depressing state

President Maduro is not a prudent and responsible statesman

Refugees

Universal responsibility

In Lebanon, hundreds of thousands of Syrians are living in poverty without rights

Faith-based organisations

Building trust

The International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development

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Sustainability

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