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Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

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Governance
State revenue
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

More taxes, more development

Effective property taxation would benefit Africa’s municipal governments

Press freedom
Grace Atuhaire

Jailing journalists

Press freedom in Ethiopia is threatened, with women journalists especially marginalised

Tunisia
Aya Chebbi

Revolution tourism

Revival of tourism will stabilise Tunisia’s democracy, a model for the Arab region

Elections
Damilola Oyedele

In fear of voters

Many Nigerians believe the elections were postponed because the ruling party was afraid of losing

Radicalisation
Theresa Krinninger

A better life in the caliphate

ISIS is recruiting fighters in Central Asia

Urban traffic
Khadija Farhana

Happy cycling

A cycling group in Bangladesh promotes eco-friendly transport

Austerity policy
Fernando J. Cardim de Carvalho

Shrinking states – and economies

The same sad story – austerity in Europe feels like failed structural adjustment in Africa and Latin America in the past century

Migration
Marc von ­Boemcken
Ruth Vollmer

Death on the southern border

Rigorous protection of Europe’s borders means many refugees are losing their lives

European Year for Development
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

A special year

The European Year for Development is much more than a PR effort

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

One voice

The EU remains a global model of peacebuilding and supranational policy-making

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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.

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
How GIZ gets young people moving

Sustainability

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

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
How GIZ gets young people moving