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Poverty Reduction

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

Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

Uninforced fishing ban on world’s second deepest lake

The authorities planned to ban fishing on Lake Tanganyika for three months, starting in mid-May. The idea was to allow dwindling fish stocks to recover. The impact on the people living in riparian countries like Burundi would be harsh though, and the ban is no...

Poverty reduction
D+C / E+Z

Overview education

Our overview compiles contributions on education

International standards
Anita Mittal

Better data systems for better social protection

A global initiative aims to develop international standards for data systems to improve support for those in need

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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

D+C/E+Z
D+C / E+Z

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Migration in Latin America
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón

Venezuelans continue to leave their country on dangerous treks

People of all ages still leave Venezuela using ever more perilous routes. North America remains an increasingly desirable destination

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ECOWAS
Fatou Faye

Migration from West Africa should not be a crime

To the detriment of Senegal’s people, their government is supporting the migration policies of the EU

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Sovereign debt
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi

Why Pakistan’s economy is in deep crisis

Climate change and other global developments are severely exacerbating Pakistan’s home-made problems

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Political jargon
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why “global south” is not a useful term

Some powerful nations – especially China – do not fit into the dichotomy of a global north and south

Mining
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Abandoned towns, abandoned people

In the north of Zimbabwe, former miner and their families stay in abandoned towns living in poverty and hoping that mining will resume some day

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
Why you might find our newsletter useful
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.

The vision of a rules-based order
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

Sustainability

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

The vision of a rules-based order
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