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Menschenrechte
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Development aid shouldn’t finance refugees in Europe

When ODA money stays in donor countries

Myanmar
Ellen Thalman

“Suu Kyi must extend power”

Expectations run high as Myanmar’s first freely elected parliament convenes

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Ugandan election blues

Ugandan election blues

Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Can progress be bad?

Report of Survival International reveals many drawbacks indigenous people are exposed to

European Union
Karl Kopp

At rock bottom

Human-rights organisation Pro Asyl calls for a reorganisation of the protection for refugees in Europe

European Union
Karl Kopp

Dead refugees

Far too many refugees died when they tried to reach Europe to seek asylum

Human rights
Waqqas Mir

Afghan unrest affects neighbour

Millions of refugees and IDPs strain Pakistan’s resources

Human rights
Waqqas Mir

State authorities fail citizens

Pakistan violates rights of internally displaced people

Refugee crisis
Gerd Müller

The task for this decade

Coping with the refugee crisis is developmental challenge of the decade, according to German Minister Gerd Müller

Global Monitoring Report
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Education for all not achieved

UN evaluates achievements and shortcomings of Education for All initiative

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Poverty Reduction

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

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”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Gender Equality

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

Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most

Governance

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

“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
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts

Sustainability

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

“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
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts