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Chile’s President Gabriel Boric, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Helder Barbalho, governor of the Brazilian state of Pará, at the U.N. Climate Summit in Belém, Brazil.

International cooperation

Brazil continues to campaign for climate action and cooperation

The UN International Climate Conference in the Brazilian city of Belém may be over, but the struggle for the climate, democracy and global cooperation continues. Why it’s worth keeping an eye on Brazil post-COP30, too.

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by Eva-Maria Verfürth

25.11.2025

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Entrepreneurship

Building bridges between Zimbabwe’s diaspora and businesses at home

A new online platform connects Zimbabwean businesses to customers abroad and helps them foster trade and partnerships.

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by Lungelo Ndhlovu

24.11.2025

War

When I left Gaza City, I left my heart beneath the rubble

This is a first-hand account of displacement, pain and the impossibility of saying goodbye. Ansam Al-Kitaa is a freelance journalist from Palestine. She wrote the following on 18 October 2025.

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by Ansam Al-Kitaa

21.11.2025

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In Mexico, women are conquering the male-dominated field of truck driving: traffic in the state of Chiapas.

Female truckers in Mexico

The curse of the cliché

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by Montserrat Bustos Cardona

20.11.2025

A farm that was destroyed by a cyclone in southern Malawi.

Food security

Malawi’s increasingly difficult battle against hunger

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by Brenard Mwanza

by Matthias Scharpf

19.11.2025

Impact investing

How to convince rich people to use their money for good

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by Nico Blaauw

18.11.2025

Monthly Front

Cover of the magazine "D+C Development and Cooperation" with the question "Does money rule the world?" and an illustration of a cruise ship visually appearing to float inside a cocktail glass with ice cubes.

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In the Digital Monthly Edition 11/2025

Does money rule the world?

Impact investing

How to convince rich people to use their money for good

Private wealth could play a transformative role in tackling global challenges. Yet many wealthy individuals are hesitant about investing for impact. Changing mindsets and building trust are essential to unlock private capital for sustainable development.

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by Nico Blaauw

18.11.2025

Artist of the month

Dadi Prayoga

Dadi Prayoga is an illustrator from Indonesia. Two of his artworks are featured in the D+C November monthly issue.

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by D+C / E+Z

13.11.2025

A Maya Train carriage arrives at a station in Campeche, Mexico.

Organised crime

Train of destruction

Business tycoons and criminal organisations are wielding ever greater political influence in Latin America. Even in megaprojects, political, economic and criminal interests seem inextricably linked. One example is Mexico’s new Maya Train.

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by Sonja Peteranderl

07.11.2025

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“Convoys are exposed to large crowds of people who, pushed to the brink of starvation, wait desperately for aid trucks in the hope of securing any food they can find.”