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Development and cooperation

D + C

Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

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Poverty Reduction

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

D+C / E+Z

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Millennium Development Goals
Aigul Azimova
Nazgul Abazbekova

Saving women’s lives

Tough labour conditions for Central Asia’s female health workers

Women’s rights
Larisa Brown

Double-edged reform

Extending maternity leave in Kenya was a double-edged reform

Class divides
Wanda Steindorf

Wealthy maids

Some domestic helpers in Brazil make good money

Workers’ rights
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

A victory for household helpers

ILO passes convention to protect household helpers

Social protection
Bernd Schubert

Consistently inconsistent

Internationally, cash transfer programmes are accepted as important means to fight poverty

Aid effectiveness
Harald Leibrecht

Trilateral cooperation makes sense

Why triangular cooperation of advanced nations with emerging-market and developing countries makes sense

Social media
Eva-Maria Verfürth

Help is coming via twitter

Social media have become indispensable for aid agencies

Maternal health
Nancy Ndungu

Payment after delivery

In Kenya, vouchers give poor women access to professional reproductive health services

Nuclear energy
Peter Hauff

Future on shaky ground

Risks of nuclear plants in Iran, Pakistan, Philippines

Poverty reduction
Dominik Hartmann

Meaningful help for self-help

Conditional cash transfers complement microcredit schemes in Brazil

Poverty Reduction

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

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When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
When qualifications don’t decide your career
Whose development?
Inequality is getting worse according to UNDP

Gender Equality

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

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Consequences of cyclone Freddy
Jobless due to epilepsy
Why ODA is better than its reputation in donor countries
Hard working female head porters in Ghana

Governance

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

The difficulty of quantifying diversity in the US
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Ethnicity is a fundamental part of African societies
When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
Tackling cross-border crime

Sustainability

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

The difficulty of quantifying diversity in the US
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Ethnicity is a fundamental part of African societies
When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
Tackling cross-border crime