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Idi Amin photo exhibition

Facets of a despot

A photo exhibition marks a first tentative attempt by Ugandans to come to terms with the past under Idi Amin

Civil society

Books for rural children in need

An NGO provides disadvantaged children in Malawi with text books for homeschooling in times of Corona

International cooperation

Averting “Day Zero”

How to improve urban water supply in sub-Saharan Africa

Water crisis

Vital resource

The climate crisis and overuse of water put the water supply in many countries at risk

Malawi

Sewing masks to fight corona

In Malawi, an army of volunteers across the country are busy sewing face masks from locally available materials such as cotton and pieces of fabric

Wind and solar

The right approach to catching up

Africa is exposed to serious climate risks, but the continent contributes very little to global carbon emissions

UN forecast

55 countries will see their population shrink by 2050

UN statistics show that migration has an impact on how individual countries’ populations develop

Family planning

Fast population growth

Pakistan’s fertility rate is declining, but at a very slow rate

Ageing and social protection

Africa’s demographic transition

For the care and social protection of Africa's aging population, governments must now take action

IDPs

Greater international commitment is needed

A study calls for a sharper international focus on the problem of internal displacement

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Governance

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

Sustainability

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