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Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Rainer Brockhaus

rainer.brockhaus@cbm.org

Christoffel-Blindenmission Deutschland

last contributed to D+C/E+Z in summer of 2022. He has directed the Communication and Programmes Division of the Christoffel-Blindenmission Deutschland e.V. since 2009 (CBM).

All articles of Rainer Brockhaus

Human rights
Rainer Brockhaus

Legal frameworks to protect disabled people

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the UN’s 2030 Agenda guarantee rights to protection and participation

Discrimination
Rainer Brockhaus

Development cooperation must become more inclusive

Policy makers and civil society must recognise inclusion as a cross-cutting task – and so must international development and humanitarian relief

People with disabilities
Rainer Brockhaus

Let everyone benefit

The social inclusion of people with disabilities serves society as a whole

Inclusion
Rainer Brockhaus

Accessibility is not an expensive luxury

The needs of people with disabilities should be considered in infrastructure development from the very beginning

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Poverty Reduction

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

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Close funding gaps
Why Zambia needs the AfCFTA
Developing Malawi’s food sector
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Gender Equality

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

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Female farmers need more support in Ghana
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Governance

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

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Sustainability

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

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