Development and
Cooperation

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Social media

When the music stops

A brief blackout of online communication channels caused a loss of trust

Pandemic impacts

Covid-19 means more debt and more forced labour

Garment workers are worse off due to the coronavirus pandemic

Backyard distilleries

Covid-19 crisis boosts thriving trade in moonshine

As bars closed in lockdown, illicit home-made alcohol filled market in Zimbabwe

Entrepreneurship

A rising tide of hope

Zambia’s small businesses pin their hopes for growth on the new president

Women’s empowerment

Double burden of household work and earning money

As in many developing countries, masses of women are slaving away in Nigeria’s informal sector

Biodiversity

International community misses maritime protection target

International agreements endorse notion of sustainable blue economy

Ocean life

“Blue economy” is more than a catch word

Humanity depends on maritime resources and must exploit them sustainably

Child labour

Exploited minors are denied a school education

In view of wide-spread poverty, child labour is still far too common in Bangladesh

Multilateral affairs

IMF executive board re-endorses Georgieva

Global indices result from human judgment and do not convey some kind of objective truth

E-commerce

Africa’s Amazon

The Nigerian e-commerce platform Jumia has been making a difference in consumers’ lives for nine years

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Governance

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

Sustainability

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