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Human rights

Certifications of garments: stricter criteria needed

Top story
New 25/05/2022 – by Gisela Burckhardt
The Green Button label of Germany’s Federal Government serves to mark garments manufactured in a socially and environmentally sound manner. The basic idea is good, but the certification criteria should be more stringent.
Labour rights
New 24/05/2022 – by Imran Mukhtar

Dangerous cotton harvest

Mostly women pick cotton in Pakistan – they are poorly paid and exposed to health risks
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Mobile money
New 23/05/2022 – by Derrick Silimina

Digital payment fraudsters at work

Fraudsters threaten success of digital payments
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Agriculture
New 22/05/2022 – by Imran Mukhtar

How the climate crisis affects cotton production in Pakistan

Rising temperatures have contributed to a 50 % decline in cotton production in Pakistan
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D+C/E+Z
New 21/05/2022 – by D+C/E+Z

Why we believe in our Digital Monthly

What purposes our Digital Monthly serves, and how it differs from the print issue
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Disabilities
New 20/05/2022 – by Ika Ningtyas

Indonesia’s information gap affecting the disabled

For disabled people in Indonesia, getting access to reliable health information, including on Covid-19, is a particular challenge
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Global heating
New 19/05/2022 – by Mireille Kanyange

Lake Tanganyika: levees needed

Tens of thousands of Burundians have been displaced by impacts of climate crisis
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Tropical storms
New 18/05/2022 – by Marjorie Pons Piñeyro

CARICOM plans to boost disaster resilience

Due to global heating, hurricanes are becoming more dangerous in the Caribbean
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Blind in Benin
New 17/05/2022 – by Karim Okanla

In Benin, the blind struggle to fend for themselves

Benin’s visually impaired people deserve support from government, NGOs and religious charities
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Food security
New 16/05/2022 – by Raphael Mweninguwe

“A food crisis is looming”

Floods and drought threaten maize yields in Malawi
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Twitter
New 15/05/2022 – by Charles Martin-Shields

Twitter could become a plutocrat’s toy

The implications of an important social-media platform depending on a billionaire’s whims
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Risks in daily life
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Resilience depends more on strong institutions than on purchasing power
Sub-Saharan healthcare systems tend to be weak, but vaccinations help to make people’s lives safer
Poor enforcement of building codes, inadequate zoning controls and deficient infrastructure add up to significant fire hazards in Nepal
For the privileged few, gated communities provide a refuge from violent crime in Brazil
Informal workers deserve to be shielded from shocks such as sickness and unemployment
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Latin America and the Caribbean
Tropical storms
Due to global heating, hurricanes are becoming more dangerous in the Caribbean
Migration
An anthropologist explains what makes indigenous migration from Venezuela so special
MENA Middle East North Africa
Health care
Sub-Saharan healthcare systems tend to be weak, but vaccinations help to make people’s lives safer
Wedding grants
Controversial government subsidy leads to wave of weddings in Libya

Briefings

  • Freedom of expression
    • Our view
      Quality media deserve appreciation because only they enable people to form and express informed opinions
    • Egypt
      Egypt’s regime severely restricts freedom of expression, forcing media to toe its line
    • Human rights
      Hugh Williamson of Human Rights Watch assesses the state of press freedom in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
    • Media
      How DW Akademie is supporting the freedom of expression at the local level
    • Press freedom
      Press freedom in Ghana is taking a step backwards, as journalists are being prosecuted under the criminal code
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  • Green recovery
    • Our view
      Only international cooperation can deliver global green recovery
    • Debt problems
      According to multilateral institution, financial stress has increased at all levels due to coronavirus pandemic
    • German policymaking
      Svenja Schulze, Germany’s new federal minister for economic cooperation and development, has told D+C/E+Z what her priorities are
    • Ukraine war
      Ukraine war may mean hunger for millions of people. Therefore, experts demand financial support for poorer countries’ grain purchases
    • Coherent policymaking
      In least-developed countries, community resilience depends on eco-system resilience
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  • Covid-19 diary
    • Disabilities
      For disabled people in Indonesia, getting access to reliable health information, including on Covid-19, is a particular challenge
    • Used clothing
      Expert explains why exporting used clothing from Germany to Africa is not unethical
    • DBL Group
      Automation will have multiple implications, positive and negative – for example people will have better training so their opportunities improve
    • Health care
      Sub-Saharan healthcare systems tend to be weak, but vaccinations help to make people’s lives safer
    • Debt problems
      According to multilateral institution, financial stress has increased at all levels due to coronavirus pandemic
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  • Empower women
    • Our view
      Gender justice concerns not only women, but society in general
    • Gender justice
      Gender justice depends on women’s self-confidence, and public policy can make a difference
    • Gender justice
      Africa needs more women in positions of leadership, and that will require socio-cultural change
    • Reproductive health
      Legislators in Buenos Aires allow pregnant women to choose whether they want a baby or not
    • Women’s empowerment
      As in many developing countries, masses of women are slaving away in Nigeria’s informal sector
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  • Forced displacement
    • Our view
      Prosperous nations must stop shying away from the huge challenge of drafting better policies for migration and flight
    • Refugees
      The Arab world is upset that refugees are treated differently in the EU according to skin colour and religion
    • Polish border crisis
      Migration researcher calls for humane border controls
    • Internal displacement
      Multidimensional Lake Chad crisis has multiple impacts on Nigeria
    • The Sahel
      Sahel countries, known mainly for many problems, must do their best to get a demographic dividend
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  • Indispensable ecosystem services
    • Our point of view
      Determined international action on biodiversity is needed – and largely missing
    • Rural life
      Agricultural biodiversity has been neglected far too long, for instance in Malawi
    • Global environment
      Humanity’s food security depends on biodiversity and ecosystem services
    • Agriculture and biodiversity
      Protecting food security, biodiversity and climate requires new mindset everywhere
    • Ocean life
      Humanity depends on maritime resources and must exploit them sustainably
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  • Children's rights
    • Our view
      Children's rights are violated worldwide – poverty is often the reason
    • Children’s rights
      Burundi’s legal safety net for children remains full of holes
    • Social media
      Teenagers around the world use the internet for self-exploration
    • Female genital mutilation
      The organisation Forward for Women assists women in Germany and Senegal who have been affected by female genital mutilation
    • Child labour
      In view of wide-spread poverty, child labour is still far too common in Bangladesh
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  • Digital trends
    • Our view
      Digital transformation of society and the economy requires government regulation
    • Social media
      Teenagers around the world use the internet for self-exploration
    • Gaming industry
      A game-design pioneer in Ghana tells about the challenges and constraints of his work
    • E-commerce
      The Nigerian e-commerce platform Jumia has been making a difference in consumers’ lives for nine years
    • Cyberspace
      The US and China are locked in a battle for dominance in cyberspace
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  • Divisive racism
    • Our view
      Racism persists because marginalised communities are largely excluded from positions of leadership
    • Prejudice
      Mexico’s ideology of mestizaje, or racial mixing, obscures ingrained racism
    • Sinti and Roma
      Racism and antiziganism are deeply rooted in European societies
    • Identity politics
      Kenya is stuck in tribalism, and calls for national unity are all too often manipulative
    • Skin-whitening products
      The trade in skin-whitening creams is a sign of internalised racist ideas of beauty
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  • Risks in daily life
    • Our view
      Resilience depends more on strong institutions than on purchasing power
    • Health care
      Sub-Saharan healthcare systems tend to be weak, but vaccinations help to make people’s lives safer
    • Fire hazards
      Poor enforcement of building codes, inadequate zoning controls and deficient infrastructure add up to significant fire hazards in Nepal
    • Gated communities
      For the privileged few, gated communities provide a refuge from violent crime in Brazil
    • Informal sector
      Informal workers deserve to be shielded from shocks such as sickness and unemployment
    Go to briefing
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