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Poverty Reduction
Primary schools

India is facing huge challenges

India’s rural primary schools still have room for improvement

Education

Setting the right example

In India, non-formal schools perform well, especially among those least likely to get a good education

Handicrafts

Goldsmiths struggle in Tripoli

Traditional craftsmen in Libya face difficulties

Human security

Transatlantic cooperation

Transatlantic cooperation should contribute to more reliability in the world’s food supply

Senior citizens

Homes for the elderly

Zambia’s homes for the aged face funding difficulties

Olympic Games in Rio

Between hope and despair

Major sports events brought progress to Rio, but there is a lot more to do

Brazil

Descent into chaos

Brazil now seems to be on the brink of collapse

International finance institution

“Africa’s youth must be employed in Africa”

The policy aspiration of Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank

Relevant reading

Analogue limits of digital growth

Two recent publications - including one from the World Bank - explain why digitalisation, in itself, does not bring about human development

Human rights

“A situation of bonded labour”

Many Bangladeshi migrants are exploited abroad

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