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Development and cooperation

D + C

Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

E + Z
Southeast Asia and Pacific
Interview
Zafrullah Chowdhury

“Health is a universal right”

Health is a universal right argues Gonoshasthaya Kendra in Bangladesh

Interview
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie

“Help to get on our own feet”

Indonesian lessons for the Arab world

Decentralisation
Tim Auracher
Budi Sitepu

Spending other people’s money

To become more accountable, local governments are set to collect their own taxes

Religion and politics
Edith Koesoemawiria

Much remains  to be done

The Arab Spring reminds Indonesians of 1998 – and of what remains to be done

Plant breeding
Yoya Doctor

Self-confident rural communities

SEARICE helps Asian smallholders breed crop varieties

Southeast Asia
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Policing the Philippines’ law enforcers

Why Filipinos have reason to fear their nation’s police force

Southeast Asia
Edith Koesoemawiria

A mixed picture

Indonesians are proud of G20 membership and aware of their nation’s many challenges

Higher education
Carolin Kröner

Expert medical knowledge

Boosting physicians’ skills in South East Asia

Philippines
Shay Cullen

The curse of sex tourism

Sex tourism breeds corruption in the Philippines

Violence against women
Susanne M. Müller

Small steps, great success

Cambodia is successfully fighting domestic violence

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Poverty Reduction

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

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
Local mobile app challenging international competitor

Gender Equality

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

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
Why we believe in our Digital Monthly

Governance

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

When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
Tackling cross-border crime
Counting the number of people
Battles over selves
Misguided fight against antisemitism

Sustainability

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

When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
Tackling cross-border crime
Counting the number of people
Battles over selves
Misguided fight against antisemitism