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Decent work
Gerd Müller

Quality criteria

Gerd Müller, federal minister for economic cooperation and development, wants to improve labour conditions in textiles and garment production

Editorial
Eva-Maria Verfürth

Made by human beings

Textiles and garment production prove that globalisation can and must be regulated

Commodities
Anup Kumar Singh

Farmers' self-determination

Fairtrade is improving cotton farmers’ lot in Africa and India

Promoting change
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Go shopping with open eyes

Support for fairtrade fashion in Germany

Economic history
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Early industrialisation

Low-wage exploitation in garment production is made possible by rural poverty, among other things

Insurance industry
Anja Strautz

New horizons

International insurance companies are increasingly interested in African markets

Pharmaceuticals
Christoph Suess

Research protects the poor

Investing in innovative pharmaceuticals to tackle poverty-related illnesses

Village life
John Wesley Kabango

Grassroots participation

Donor agencies appreciate community involvement in Rwandan model of village development

Dynamic growth
John Wesley Kabango

Remarkable Progress

Rwanda has prospered under the determined leadership of President Kagame

China
Ayumi Konishi

“The leaders want to solve problems”

An ADB expert assesses China’s developmental success

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Poverty Reduction

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

Additional jobs mean additional incomes
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The sacred forests of Ethiopia
Africa must move on from subsistence farming
Hope is a resource

Gender Equality

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

Uganda faces rising challenges in combating gender-based violence
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Human rights for all
Kenya debates decriminalising suicide to address mental health
Hope is a resource

Governance

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

Why Africa needs a strong green growth
Time constraints make democracy look dysfunctional
AI and social media: examples of lagging regulation
Proven benefits
Uganda faces rising challenges in combating gender-based violence

Sustainability

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

Why Africa needs a strong green growth
Time constraints make democracy look dysfunctional
AI and social media: examples of lagging regulation
Proven benefits
Uganda faces rising challenges in combating gender-based violence