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Development and cooperation

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Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

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Mobility
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Commuters suffer

Metro Manila is stuck in a jam

Internet and democracy
Peter Hauff

Asian media landscapes

In Asian countries, the ways press and internet serve democratic purposes differ greatly

Interview
Zafrullah Chowdhury

“Health is a universal right”

Health is a universal right argues Gonoshasthaya Kendra in Bangladesh

Decentralisation
Tim Auracher
Budi Sitepu

Spending other people’s money

To become more accountable, local governments are set to collect their own taxes

Religion and politics
Edith Koesoemawiria

Much remains  to be done

The Arab Spring reminds Indonesians of 1998 – and of what remains to be done

Plant breeding
Yoya Doctor

Self-confident rural communities

SEARICE helps Asian smallholders breed crop varieties

Southeast Asia
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Policing the Philippines’ law enforcers

Why Filipinos have reason to fear their nation’s police force

Southeast Asia
Edith Koesoemawiria

A mixed picture

Indonesians are proud of G20 membership and aware of their nation’s many challenges

Higher education
Carolin Kröner

Expert medical knowledge

Boosting physicians’ skills in South East Asia

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Poverty Reduction

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

BRICS-members are not coordinating their West-Africa strategies
When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
When qualifications don’t decide your career
Whose development?
Inequality is getting worse according to UNDP

Gender Equality

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

Defending the progress made
Pakistan’s politically assertive women
Consequences of cyclone Freddy
Jobless due to epilepsy
Why ODA is better than its reputation in donor countries

Governance

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

From colonial division to bloody conflict
BRICS-members are not coordinating their West-Africa strategies
Defending the progress made
To define Pakistan as a nation, Islam is insufficient
Pakistan’s politically assertive women

Sustainability

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

From colonial division to bloody conflict
BRICS-members are not coordinating their West-Africa strategies
Defending the progress made
To define Pakistan as a nation, Islam is insufficient
Pakistan’s politically assertive women