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    • Non-communicable diseases
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      • Chronic diseases are a growing global health challenge
      • A nation's armed forces should not play a role in domestic politics
      • Prudent tax policy: close loopholes and broaden the base
      • Philanthropy must not replace capable democratic governments
      • Colonial legacies include racism, corruption and authoritarian attitudes
      • Two years on from Paris Agreement: the state of multilateral climate talks ahead of the summit in Bonn
      • SDG8: A lot must happen to achieve decent work for all
      • Pregnacies should be safe and wanted
      • Without secure tenure of homes and land, poor people cannot build a better future
      • Water is an indispensable resource
      • SDGs: The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals are decisive for humanity's future
      • Development challenges are particularly urgent in coastal regions
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    • New 15/04/2018 – by Alan C. Robles

      Powerful falsehoods

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      • Civil society and local government
      • Sustainable business and sustainable environment
      • Democracy and the rule of law
      • Disasters and humanitarian relief
      • Employment and the fight against poverty
      • Food security and agriculture
      • International relations and cooperation
      • Peace and human security
      • Physical and social infrastructures
  • World regions
    • New 05/04/2018 – by Dagmar Wolf

      Dangerous cash flow

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      • Sub-Sahara Africa
      • Southeast Asia and Pacific
      • South Asia
      • MENA Middle East North Africa
      • Latin America and the Caribbean
      • East Asia
      • Central Asia, Caucasia, Southeast Europe and Russia
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    • 30/03/2018 – by Monika Hellstern

      Incoherent German approach

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      • Nowadays
        Daily life in developing countries (published on Mondays).
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        Summaries of trends, conferences, studies and wiki-like briefs.
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        Comments and interviews concerning globally relevant developments (published on Fridays).
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    • 22/03/2018 – by Damilola Oyedele

      Forgotten breadwinners

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DR Congo

Dangerous power play

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New 24/04/2018 – by Gesine Ames
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, President Joseph Kabila has postponed parliamentary and presidential elections for a third time. They are now scheduled for 23 December 2018, leaving the country in political limbo that is aggravating a situation that is fast deteriorating in social, economic and human-rights terms.
Business activity
New 13/04/2018 – by Michael Konow

Surveys with potential

Meaningful business reporting can be introduced even with limited resources, as an example in Ghana shows
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2030 Agenda
New 12/04/2018 – by Sabine Balk

Improvable partnerships

SWP study reveals many gaps in partnerships for the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda
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School feeding
New 11/04/2018 – by Frank Bliss

Contribution to nutrition security

Schools are serving healthy food from local suppliers
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School feeding
New 10/04/2018 – by Frank Bliss

It’s hard to learn on an empty stomach

A shared morning meal helps pupils concentrate on their lessons in Cambodia
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Corruption
New 09/04/2018 – by Raphael Mweninguwe

Stealing money from sick people

Malawi’s health sector is crumbling, possibly due to corruption
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EU policy
New 08/04/2018 – by Nassir Djafari

Tackling trade and migration

In North Africa, EU trade policy is not reducing migration so far, but actually adding to the problem
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Our view
New 07/04/2018 – by Hans Dembowski

Overwhelmingly positive progress

Steven Pinker shows that humankind has made dramatic progress and suggests what to do to achieve even more
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Internet
New 06/04/2018 – by Drake Jamali

Digital childhood

According to UNICEF, children today are digital natives, and the internet is their second home
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Financing of terrorism
New 05/04/2018 – by Dagmar Wolf

Dangerous cash flow

How so-called Sharia states influence the west through business and finance the export of their radical ideologies
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Civil war
New 04/04/2018 – by Parach Mach

Children of war as breadwinners

In South Sudan, many orphaned children have to care for their younger siblings
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Monthly briefing

Non-communicable diseases
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Since the global spread of non-communicable diseases not only results from longer life-expectancies, social disparities must be tackled
In Nigeria, the poor tend to ignore the early symptoms of hypertension that must be taken seriously
Dialysis saves the lives of people who suffer kidney failure - so it must be made affordable
In order for health alliances to succeed, they must avoid conflicts of interest between NGOs and the pharmaceutical industry
In Mexico, a consumer protection organisation campaigns against the food lobby and fights for sensible health policies
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Social inclusion
To fulfil their potential, students with disabilities deserve a learning environment that suits their needs
Child abuse
Street children are involved in organised crime in Bangladesh
MENA Middle East North Africa
Child labour
Because of the civil war and poverty, Syrian children must do adults’ work
EU policy
In North Africa, EU trade policy is not reducing migration so far, but actually adding to the problem

Briefings

  • Military force and political power
    • Our view
      Why military power had better be restrained by civilian governments
    • Democratic governance
      ECOWAS is setting an example in terms of democratic governance, but challenges persist, according to Ghanaian scholar
    • Bundeswehr
      The military and civilian development actors should work together in conflict countries
    • Liberation movement
      How the government of Eritrea became one of the world’s most repressive regimes
    • Business
      Egypt’s military wields an enormous economic and political power
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  • Tax disputes
    • Our view
      To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, all countries need an effective and fair tax system
    • Tax agreements
      How a country’s tax base can be eroded by tax treaties
    • Africa
      A new partnership with Africa to improve domestic resource mobilisation
    • Public finance
      Even if rates are kept low, more formal businesses will mean more tax revenue in Benin
    • National revenue services
      GIZ adviser warns that tax exemptions often do not lead to the desired results
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  • Private mega-donors' role in development
    • Our view
      Philanthropy must be geared to capable and democratically legitimate statehood
    • Philanthropy
      A few changes might make the Mo Ibrahim prize more effective
    • Gülen movement
      The Turkish Gülen movement is expanding worldwide – opinions differ on the reasons why
    • Humanitarian aid
      medico international insists on people’s right to having their basic needs fulfilled
    • Government campaign
      The vilification of George Soros at the hands of the Hungarian government is baffling
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  • Postcolonial realities
    • Stand point
      Imperialist powers laid the foundations for current misrule in many former colonies
    • Accounting for history
      British scholar says western prosperity was built on slavery, so reparations should be paid
    • Colonial crimes
      Representatives of the Herero people demand reparations from Germany for a genocide committed in colonial times
    • Mexico
      Spain’s colonial rule has left marks on Mexico
    • Linguistic heritage
      Creole languages of the Caribbean reflect and express peoples’ identities
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  • Climate action is becoming ever more urgent
    • Global governance
      The paradigm shift towards sustainability must go ahead at full speed
    • Climate change
      Climate change may undo Asian development success
    • Green Climate Fund
      The Green Climate Fund is important for implementing the Paris agreement
    • Sea preservation
      In cooperation with KFW, Caribbean Biodiversity Fund supports marine conservation zones
    • Least developed countries
      The least developed countries demand a robust ‘rulebook’ to implement the Paris agreement and call for adequate support
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  • Formal and informal employment
    • Occupation
      Informal employment dominates in Africa – well-paying jobs with social-protection benefits are the exception
    • Domestic workers
      Foreign household helpers are often exploited and abused in Lebanon
    • International cooperation
      Gerd Müller, Germany’s federal minister for economic cooperation and development, proposes launching a Marshall Plan with Africa
    • Saudi Arabia
      The labour market in Saudi Arabia is inflexible, unjust and limiting the country’s economic renewal
    • Labour relations
      Bangladesh’s labour legislation has improved, but more needs to happen
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  • Pregnancy and childbirth
    • Women’s health
      Despite considerable progress, India’s maternal mortality rate remains very high
    • Human rights
      All people deserve to have a broad variety of family-planning options – including in rural Uganda
    • Youth
      In Nigeria, many girls’ lives are ruined by early pregnancy
    • Maternal mortality
      The risk of motherhood – and how traditional birth attendants can help
    • Women's health
      Women who have been subjected to female genital mutilation often have severe complications during childbirth
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  • Land ownership
    • Ethnic tensions
      In Kenya, ethnic tensions are intertwined with long-standing disputes over land
    • Land rights
      Secure land rights are a key factor for sustainable rural development
    • Registration matters
      Why land disputes have become a serious and persistent issue in Cambodia
    • Non-violent action
      Three examples of how peace activists use non-violent means to settle land conflicts in Guinea Bissau
    • Land grabbing
      Land conflicts are escalating in Chad, with farmers suffering most
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  • Water: life saving, but devastating too
    • Safe drinking water
      Malawi still has a long way to go to achieve universal access to safe drinking water
    • Water and sanitation
      Access to safe water is crucial for disease control
    • Multi-resistant bacteria
      Multi-resistant bacteria found in waste water from pharma industry in Hyderabad, India
    • Farming
      East Africa is now obviously a low-rainfall area, so the region must adapt to climage change
    • Water supply
      Despite civil war in South Sudan, GIZ is working on infrastructure improvement to supply water to people
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  • Non-communicable diseases
    • Our view
      Since the global spread of non-communicable diseases not only results from longer life-expectancies, social disparities must be tackled
    • High blood pressure
      In Nigeria, the poor tend to ignore the early symptoms of hypertension that must be taken seriously
    • Bangladesh
      Dialysis saves the lives of people who suffer kidney failure - so it must be made affordable
    • Non-communicable diseases
      In order for health alliances to succeed, they must avoid conflicts of interest between NGOs and the pharmaceutical industry
    • Disease prevention
      In Mexico, a consumer protection organisation campaigns against the food lobby and fights for sensible health policies
    Go to briefing
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