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The Munich Re Foundation supports disaster preparedness in developing countries: volunteers are trained in flood monitoring in a poor neighbourhood of Beira, Mozambique.

Philanthropic foundations

“The pros outweigh the cons”

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by Thomas R. Loster
by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
by Hans Dembowski

The WTO benefits from exchange with its critics

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by Hans Dembowski
Filippa K fashion show in Berlin. The Swedish brand is a sustainability pioneer.

Garment industry

Sustainability a long way off

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by Katja Dombrowski
Ahead of this year’s floods in Bangladesh, the German Red Cross distributed cash, so affected people could bring themselves and their cattle to safety.

Humanitarian aid

Prevention is better

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by Katja Dombrowski
Rare turtles lay their eggs on the coast of Mozambique.

New financial tool

Protecting the world‘s oceans – with the Blue Action Fund

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by Friederike Bauer
Bill and Melinda Gates with Warren Buffett, who has also pledged billions to the Gates Foundation.

Our view

Dangerous generosity

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by Hans Dembowski

Health

Avoiding new HIV infections

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by Humphrey Nkonde
Nationwide wave of arrests of alleged Gülen supporters on Turkey’s police force in April 2017.

Gülen movement

Creating an elite to lead the state

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by Timur Tinç
Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen visiting German peacekeeping troops in Mali this summer.

Peacebuilding

Comprehensive approach

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by Monika Hellstern
South Korean scientist assessing the earthquake caused by a nuclear test in North Korea in September.

Weapons of mass destruction

Nuclear obsession

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by Maysam Behravesh
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