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A clean environment is a public good: children playing in a neighbourhood polluted by emissions from the leather industry in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Scholarship

New challenges

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by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
Makeshift housing two years after the earthquake in Haiti.

Disaster relief

Building back better

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by Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
Refugees on UN land in Juba on 18 December.

News

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Indigenous people are excluded in many societies: Gran Chaco, Argentina.

World Bank

Social inclusion

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by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
Rwanda has one of the world’s most gender-sensitive constitutions: female supporters of the Rwandan Patriotic Front party in the run-up to the 2003 election.

Conflict regions

Women for peace

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by Vera Dicke
Vaccinations mean more safety: mothers and children in Bangladesh.

World Development Report 2014

Grasping opportunities

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by Barbara Mayrhofer
Over the centuries, Ethiopian farmers have learned to make the most of relatively infertile soils.

Farms

Feeding the world

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by Barbara Mayrhofer
Rebel militia M23 laid down arms in the DR Congo.

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A police officer in Accra: Ghana's transition to democracy was supported by donors and is considered a success.

Promoting democracy

Responsible donor action required

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by Barbara Mayrhofer
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