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Governance
Digital surveillance

No one can opt out

China introduces points system for rating social behaviour

Ebola

A turning point

To stem the spread of Ebola, humanitarian agencies must win the trust of local communities in the DRC

Our view

Getting a grip on dangerous trends

In the past ten years, dark visions have begun to reduce the euphoria about digital development opportunities

Diverging interests

Fishermen against hotel owners

Fishermen in Malawi cannot go fishing because of hotels on the shoreline

Gender equality

Use the gender lens

UNESCO assessment of gender bias in education

Role models

Creative and committed

Young women in the Arab world pick strong and creative women as role models

Girls and boys

Closing gender gaps in an NGO school

In Zambia, the Sun-spring Charity School enrols an equal number of girls and boys. It also uses gender-neutral language

Schools

“Once you learn to read”

Zambia shows that schools are a good place to start fighting gender inequality

Blog

Why cross-border social protection would be useful

Argentina and Zimbabwe currently need a kind of international support that the multilateral system does not provide

Summer Special

The power of superstition

Nigerian novelist debuts with story of devastating family tragedy

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