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Poverty Reduction
Urban life
Jedida Oneko

Nairobi’s dividing river

Nowadays: Jedida Oneko writes about Nairobi’s dividing river

Psychology
Floreana Miesen

Standardised suffering

Mental diseases are spreading, and must be understood in their cultural context

Street vending
Raphael Mweninguwe

Eyesores and livelyhoods

Unemployed youth populate streets of Malawi’s towns

Print edition

Contents May issue

D+C/E+Z: Contents page of May's print edition with links to all contributions

Humanitarian assistance
Emily Haber

The dilemma of neutrality

State Secretary Haber sees triple role for Germany's Foreign Office in humanitarian aid

Urban slums
Somsook Boonyabancha
Diana Mitlin

More inclusive cities

Why it is actually not very difficult to tackle urban marginalisation

Humanitarian aid
Jedida Oneko

Hunger in the Horn of Africa

The worst of the east African famine is over – for now

Haiti
Vera Dicke

Reconstruction in slow motion

Two years later, Haiti continues to suffer from the effects of the earthquake in January 2010

Financial services
Peter Hauff

Small servings save development

German municipal savings banks in defence of microfinance

Safety nets
Vera Dicke

Beyond charity

Social security must not stay a luxury item

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Poverty Reduction

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

Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

Gender Equality

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

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

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

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions

Sustainability

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

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions