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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.

Sonja Peteranderl

sonja.peteranderl@gmail.com

last contributed to D+C/E+Z in winter 2018/2019 as a freelance journalist from Latin America.

All articles of Sonja Peteranderl

Narcotics
Julian Quintero
Julia Jaroschewski
Sonja Peteranderl

“Drugs are in our country’s DNA”

Drugs permeate all levels of society in Colombia

Disease prevention
Alejandro Calvillo
Sonja Peteranderl

Sugar crisis in Mexico

In Mexico, a consumer protection organisation campaigns against the food lobby and fights for sensible health policies

Diabetes
Sonja Peteranderl

Mexico’s sugar war

Soft-drink manufacturers fight policies that serve to curb excessive sugar consumption

Peace process
Sonja Peteranderl

Hopes and fears

Colombia is struggling to reach new compromise after peace agreement with FARC was rejected in referendum

Crime
Sonja Peteranderl

Gangs as political excuse

State failure and violence in Central America

Organised crime
Verónica Corchado
Sonja Peteranderl

“A deal with death”

How illegal drug trafficking destroys my home town Ciudad Juárez

Digital activism
Sonja Peteranderl

Live from the favela

Internet opens windows on life in Brazilian favelas

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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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Gender Equality

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

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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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