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Pamela Cruz

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight. Across the country, seven out of ten adults, two out of five adolescents, and about 37 % of school-age children are obese or overweight. The extent of the problem is due to several factors – not least low incomes.

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David Mfitumukiza
David Mfitumukiza
Pressure on wildlife in Uganda
Markus Loewe
Markus Loewe
Financing health systems for informal workers
Roli Mahajan
Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
André de Mello e Souza
André de Mello e Souza
Why BRICS+ may prove weaker than expected
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado
Mexico’s first female president
Henning Melber
How South Africa negotiated its new government
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
When qualifications don’t decide your career
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
From GFAR to GFAiR
Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar
Pakistan’s profound poly crisis
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Need for government advertising makes media vulnerable
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Giving voice to the voiceless
José Siaba Serrate
José Siaba Serrate
Disagreement between China and the Paris Club
Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee
Modi won, but no longer looks invincible
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
There are many ways you can be scammed on the web in Africa
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Handling AI, but with care
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar
There are very few educational opportunities for refugees in Lebanon
Kathrin Berensmann
Kathrin Berensmann
Reforming development finance
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola
A powerful role model for African girls
Svenja Schulze
Svenja Schulze
Germany’s development policy serves all people
Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu
Why many Africans must rely on informal health care
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi
Whose development?
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak
India’s tiny plutocratic elite is growing fast
Praveen Jha
Praveen Jha
Walk the talk regarding SDGs
Samir Abi
African responsibility for climate justice
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
Promoting pluralistic discourse
Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner
After Covid-19 pandemic, "build forward better"
Hugh Williamson
Hugh Williamson
The internet is crucial
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Boro Baski
Boro Baski
Grassroots pre-school education in two Adivasi villages
Marva Khan
Marva Khan
Tangible action needed in Pakistan

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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