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Motherhood
Najma Rizvi

Healthy change

How Bangladesh reduced the average number of children per woman to a mere 2.1

Syrian refugee children
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Urgent need for action

Syrian refugee children are exposed to many stress factors that can lead to permanent health problems

Disaster preparedness
Chinedu Moghalu

Building African resilience

The ARC plans to insure 30 African countries against climate risks by 2020

NGO
Kwami Ahiabenu II

Democratic empowerment

The NGO Penplusbytes is using IT to promote better governance in Africa

Elections
Kwami Ahiabenu II

Fighting disinformation

To safeguard election violence in Africa, Ghanaian NGO fights disinformation that is spread on social media

Criminal justice
Timo Al-Farooq

Preliminary evidence-gathering

African leaders’ criticism of International Criminal Court is refuted by its former South

Elections
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado

Mexican power struggle

For the third time, AMLO is trying to become Mexico’s president

Burundi
Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

Opposition bemoans democratic setback

Referendum paves way for Burundian president to stay in office for decades

War reporting
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

Confidential contacts

In conflict settings, it is difficult to find credible news sources

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Fake narrative in The Economist

Who really is burning bridges in US politics

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Poverty Reduction

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

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
How to end hunger
Why food security needs both peacebuilding and livelihood development
Eco-friendly agriculture must reduce farmers’ costs
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?

Gender Equality

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

Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development
Addressing gender-based violence in Colombia

Governance

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

Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood

Sustainability

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

Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood