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Maren van Treel

Maren van Treel

maren.van-treel@fazit-communication.de

is social-media editor at E+Z/D+C.

All articles of Maren van Treel

Migration
Maren van Treel
Maren van Treel

Belonging to more than one nation

Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel „The Namesake“ tells the story of an Indian-American family whose members never quite know where they truly belong.

Novel
Maren van Treel
Maren van Treel

A father-son relationship in crisis

Nassir Djafari’s debut novel illuminates a father-son relationship

Indigenous peoples
Joan Carling
Maren van Treel
Maren van Treel

Fighting “green colonialism”

Environmental activist Joan Carling explains what climate justice means for indigenous peoples

Democracy
Dannica Fleuß
Maren van Treel
Maren van Treel

There are alternatives to fake news

Fake news can be a threat to democracy

Financial sector
Maren van Treel
Maren van Treel

Experts debate on how to achieve green economy

Johan Rockström, the eminent environment expert, considers biodiversity crisis more dangerous than climate crisis

Culture Special
Maren van Treel
Maren van Treel

A journey of self-discovery

Emancipation in an exciting journey through time

Aid effectiveness
Maren van Treel
Maren van Treel

Limiting economic Corona ­damage

What can be done against economic Corona damage

Relevant reading
Maren van Treel
Maren van Treel
Rishikesh Thapa

Progress undone by pandemic

International reports show that Covid-19 has interrupted middle-class growth and exacerbated poverty

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Promoting pluralistic discourse
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Colonialism and environmental preservation in Brazil
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Financing health systems for informal workers
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Walk the talk regarding SDGs
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Why some Indian farmers are backing away from rice cultivation
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India’s tiny plutocratic elite is growing fast
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Why many Africans must rely on informal health care
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Mona Naggar
There are very few educational opportunities for refugees in Lebanon
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Alphonce Shiundu
There are many ways you can be scammed on the web in Africa
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How South Africa negotiated its new government
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African responsibility for climate justice
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José Siaba Serrate
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Reforming development finance
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Women, climate and chocolate
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Tangible action needed in Pakistan
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Imran Mukhtar
Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
When qualifications don’t decide your career
David Mfitumukiza
David Mfitumukiza
Pressure on wildlife in Uganda

Poverty Reduction

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

Africa must move on from subsistence farming
Hope is a resource
Zimbabwe’s malnutrition crisis worsens under El Niño drought
Rethink conditions for lending to African countries
Better development financing for Africa

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Hope is a resource
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition

Governance

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

Annexation as a political goal
Living between hope and helplessness
Fundamentally different fundamentalists
How indigenous spirituality matters
Soviet-era borders cause trouble today

Sustainability

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

Annexation as a political goal
Living between hope and helplessness
Fundamentally different fundamentalists
How indigenous spirituality matters
Soviet-era borders cause trouble today