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Governance

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

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Why we believe in our Digital Monthly

We are sometimes asked why our Digital Monthly is valuable long term, and how it differs from our print issue. Here are the reasons.

Nigeria
Samir Abi

Women give birth on the floor

The situation in Nigeria is an example of the catastrophic conditions in Africa’s health-care systems

Brain drain in Africa
Samir Abi

Brain drain in Africa’s health-care sector

Medical professionals are emigrating from Africa because of catastrophic conditions in the health-care sector. Yet the trend also has advantages

Garbage
Pamela Cruz
Pamela Cruz

How Mexican landfills become ganglands

Organised crime controls informal waste management in Mexico

Corporate power
Roli Mahajan
Roli Mahajan

AI sector worries about what it is doing

A growing number of experts warn that artificial intelligence may be very dangerous

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Our view
Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

Appreciating the value of waste

We must transition fast to fair circular economies, either recycling or avoiding waste

Racism
Prince Thompson

Being Black in Bochum

Anxiety about anti-black, racist experiences is still existing. Experiences of a Ghanaian student in Germany

Social Media
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Share your opinion on global development on our social media channels

Immigration
Düzen Tekkal
Jörg Döbereiner
Jörg Döbereiner

“We don’t need saviours – we need dialogue on equal footing”

Journalist and founder Düzen Tekkal discusses the progress Germany has made on immigration, and what still needs to be done

German policy
Birgit Pickel

Germany values respect, reciprocity and alliances

The BMZ response to James Shikwati’s criticism of its Africa strategy

Waste exports
Michael Jedelhauser

The rich countries practice waste colonialism

Industrialised countries are disposing of large volumes of their waste in poorer countries. The consequences are disastrous

Poverty Reduction

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

Uninforced fishing ban on world’s second deepest lake
Improving services for persons with disabilities
Overview education
Better data systems for better social protection
“We don’t need saviours – we need dialogue on equal footing”

Gender Equality

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

Germany values respect, reciprocity and alliances
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Overview gender equality
Digitalising bride price payments
Encouraging women to profit from e-commerce in Africa

Governance

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

Why we believe in our Digital Monthly
Women give birth on the floor
Brain drain in Africa’s health-care sector
How Mexican landfills become ganglands
AI sector worries about what it is doing

Sustainability

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

Why we believe in our Digital Monthly
Women give birth on the floor
Brain drain in Africa’s health-care sector
How Mexican landfills become ganglands
AI sector worries about what it is doing