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In Sao Paulo, music schools boost self-confidence of marginalised youth

With Connective Cities, a new Internet platform helps networking of municipalities worldwide

For two years, Engagement Global has been working for development on municipal level, and is drawing a balance

To stop Isis, Iraq needs a credible social contract

Domestic violence and sexual abuse are found all over the world – Nigeria and India being prime examples

Hopes that rising incomes automatically lead to more activism for good governance are probably exaggerated

Nearly half of India’s population – 620 million – still defacates in the open

The lessons of the MDGs must be learned – and one is to focus more on inequality

Chinese megacity Chongqing wants to become a model for light-rail traffic