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A traditional jumping dance is part of the Enkipaata ceremony, a Maasai male rite of passage that is still practised today.

Gender studies

Evolving masculinities

The modern man is in crisis. In Kenya, as elsewhere in Africa, he clings to distorted versions of masculinity that tragically lead him into emotional incarceration. Indeed, though patriarchy promises freedom to men, it actually alienates them, pitting them against each other. Yet freedom is the ultimate goal for all humanity.

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by Stephen Mutie
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People in traditional attire celebrate the Yomari Punhi festival in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu in December.

Nepal and the SDGs

Dreams of economic prosperity and sustainable development

Between 2015 and 2024, Nepal achieved the greatest SDG progress of any country in the East and Southeast Asia region. Poverty reduction and infrastructure development contributed to this success. Nevertheless, the country still has a long way to go and has recently been set back by natural disasters and political turmoil.

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by Rukamanee Maharjan
Media reporting on Gaza has drawn widespread criticism.

Media criticism

“Gaza is not a black box”

Fabian Goldmann is a journalist who has analysed the sources German media use to report on the Middle East – especially on the war that has been raging in Gaza since the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. He concludes that official Israeli sources predominate. He explains in our interview why this is problematic and how to achieve less biased coverage.

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by Fabian Goldmann
by Björn Cremer
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The chainsaw that Argentinian President Javier Milei gave tech billionaire Elon Musk as a gift at the Conserva­tive Political Action Conference in February.

Authoritarianism

The chainsaw men

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by Birgit Sauer

Empowerment

How small savings spark big change for women in Kenya

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by Jacob Opara
Scottish comedian Richard Gadd (centre) addresses his own experiences of sexualised violence in his miniseries “Baby Reindeer”.

Masculinity

Sexualised violence against men: the Baby Reindeer effect

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by Sonja Peteranderl
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Aiming for a better world

People in traditional attire celebrate the Yomari Punhi festival in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu in December.
Nepal and the SDGs

Dreams of economic prosperity and sustainable development

Between 2015 and 2024, Nepal achieved the greatest Sustainable Development Goals progress of any country in the East and Southeast Asia region. Nevertheless, the country still has a long way to go to reach its goals.

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by Rukamanee Maharjan
Uzbekistan’s face is changing: In the mountainous Zaamin area, the longest suspension pedestrian bridge in Central Asia was built.
Sustainable Development Goals

How Uzbekistan has achieved rapid SDG progress

It’s a leap forward that has raised eyebrows: The Central Asian country ranks fifth worldwide for its 2015–2024 efforts to reach the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). How did Uzbekistan become such a fast reformer?

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by Shahida Tulaganova
Argentina’s President Javier Milei and US President Donald Trump drill into the world: activists in costumes during COP30.
Right-wing populism

“The Sustainable Development Goals are seen as the enemy”

Right-wing propaganda and anti-democratic policies are spreading: Is the zeitgeist undermining the Sustainable Development Goals?

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by Imme Scholz
by Eva-Maria Verfürth
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From groundbreaking court rulings to inspiring projects – positive change is happening all the time. Find out how people drive progress.

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Global environment

Restoring the planet’s environmental health is indispensable

The Guohua coal-fired power plant in northern China.

International climate protection

“You cannot always wait for everyone”

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Coastal communities

Sustainable sponges

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Traditional agriculture

Traditional agricultural ecosystems harbour remarkable biodiversity

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Culture Special

Art with a developmental connection - compiled for you by the D+C editorial team.

Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh, a leader of the Dahomey female warriors, painted by Frederick Forbes in 1851.

Film

“The Woman King”: Emancipation and bloodshed

by Jörg Döbereiner
Arti performed in Benares in 2019: the Hindu ceremony figures in Krupa Ge’s novel.

Gender justice

Eight decades of gender relations in South India

by Hans Dembowski
The group’s first album is named after the Egyptian city of Aswan on the Nile.

Intercultural music

Music of the Nile

by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
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Kinder auf einem staatlichen Schulhof in Nigeria.
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Education

Around the world, access to education must be made easier and its quality has to improve

Internet

Why media literacy matters in Zimbabwe

by Zenzele Ndebele Bhekizulu Tshuma
Lane in a Mumbai slum: poor children were largely abandoned during the pandemic.

Education in India

Covid-19’s devastating effects on India’s education

by Roli Mahajan
Informal labourers like these gold prospectors do not appear in Ghana’s unemployment statistics.

Ghana

Promoting employment in Ghana

by Marian Burchardt Florian Stoll
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Eine Sammlung von Geldscheinen und Münzen.
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Fiscal space

In view of multiple crises, state agencies must stay able to invest in crucial infrastructure and services

Global leaders in tree-planting photo opportunity in Bali.

Global governance

G20 leaders are “not in a state of denial”

by Iwan J. Azis Hans Dembowski
British Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng were only in office for a few weeks because financial markets rejected policies that were supposed to please them.

Government revenues

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Street vendors in Zambia: The government wants to escape over-indebtedness with IMF and G20 support.

Governance

Debt situation is escalating in many developing countries

by Kathrin Berensmann
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A woman in Iran is protesting for her rights.
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Gender equality

Empowering women and girls is crucial to achieving gender justice.

 

Expressing solidarity in Karachi.

Religious totalitarianism

Iran’s protests resonate around the world

by Marva Khan
Jobs matter: women working in ceramics manufacturing in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Gender justice

How education and employment improve gender equality

by Sundus Saleemi
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Nepal and the SDGs

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by Rukamanee Maharjan
Scottish comedian Richard Gadd (centre) addresses his own experiences of sexualised violence in his miniseries “Baby Reindeer”.

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