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A school class in Kakuma: most classrooms in the camp are tiny.

Informal sector

“Most of us feel that teaching is our calling”

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by Alba Nakuwa
Proportion of informal employment in total employment (2024)

Labour and employment

Facts and figures: the world of work today

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by Isah Shafiq
Baker with his motorbike.

Informal sector

“On a bad day, my earnings are just enough to pay my boss”

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by Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
The Bahamas are widely considered a tax haven.

Right-wing extremism

Global oligarchy, shrouded in secrecy

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by Hans Dembowski
Demonstrations against Elon Musk and his “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), which USAID has fallen victim to.

Development politics

Global voices on ending USAID, part 2

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by D+C / E+Z
In February, people demonstrated in front of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington against the government to support employees who had to vacate their offices.

Development politics

Global voices on ending USAID, part 1

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by D+C / E+Z
A domestic help in India. It is not Reba.

Informal sector

“I just want my son to study well and then live a better life than I do”

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by Roli Mahajan
How much would investment need to grow to achieve the SDGs? This article is part of a focus section on development finance accompanied by a series of AI-generated images.

Financing for development

Facts and figures

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by Isah Shafiq
Shamsia Hassani, graffiti artist from Afghanistan.

Women's rights activists

“Even though they are in darkness, their hearts are full of hope”

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by Shamsia Hassani
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