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  • Children's rights
    • Our view
      Children's rights are violated worldwide – poverty is often the reason
    • Children’s rights
      Burundi’s legal safety net for children remains full of holes
    • Social media
      Teenagers around the world use the internet for self-exploration
    • Female genital mutilation
      The organisation Forward for Women assists women in Germany and Senegal who have been affected by female genital mutilation
    • Child labour
      In view of wide-spread poverty, child labour is still far too common in Bangladesh
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  • Digital trends
    • Our view
      Digital transformation of society and the economy requires government regulation
    • Social media
      Teenagers around the world use the internet for self-exploration
    • Gaming industry
      A game-design pioneer in Ghana tells about the challenges and constraints of his work
    • E-commerce
      The Nigerian e-commerce platform Jumia has been making a difference in consumers’ lives for nine years
    • Cyberspace
      The US and China are locked in a battle for dominance in cyberspace
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  • Divisive racism
    • Our view
      Racism persists because marginalised communities are largely excluded from positions of leadership
    • Prejudice
      Mexico’s ideology of mestizaje, or racial mixing, obscures ingrained racism
    • Sinti and Roma
      Racism and antiziganism are deeply rooted in European societies
    • Identity politics
      Kenya is stuck in tribalism, and calls for national unity are all too often manipulative
    • Skin-whitening products
      The trade in skin-whitening creams is a sign of internalised racist ideas of beauty
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  • Covid-19 diary
    • Food insecurity
      This year’s Global Hunger Index (GHI) shows that things are getting worse
    • Pandemic impacts
      Garment workers are worse off due to the coronavirus pandemic
    • Covid-19
      Diverging vaccination rates show how brutally unequal the international community is
    • Backyard distilleries
      As bars closed in lockdown, illicit home-made alcohol filled market in Zimbabwe
    • Coronavirus
      Global Fund reports setbacks in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
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  • Middle class growth
    • Our view
      How the middle class matters in a country’s development
    • Growing prosperity
      The middle class is expanding, particularly in developing countries
    • Income inequality
      African countries need major reforms for their middle classes to grow
    • Social stratification
      Oxfam strategist Duncan Green explains why the economic paradigm seems to be shifting internationally
    • Social mobility
      Nepal’s middle class is growing, but slower GDP growth threatens its progress
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  • Patents, pharmaceuticals and health care
    • Our view
      Unrestrained market forces do not deliver good health-care results
    • Pandemic response
      Debate on patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines lacks sense of urgency
    • IMF
      IMF proposes investments worth $ 50 billion to boost Covid-19 vaccination programmes
    • Ebola and Covid-19
      In the fight against a deadly disease, more things matter than only vaccines and pharmaceuticals
    • Health care
      An expert from Cape Town assesses the state of African vaccination campaigns in view of coronavirus
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  • Climate action
    • Our view
      Governments must rise to their responsibility
    • SIDS
      Small island developing states are hardly responsible for climate change but most affected
    • UNDP
      UNDP Administrator Steiner discusses progress on transition to prosperous low-carbon economies
    • Climate change
      Chile lost the chance to host COP25 on its soil in 2019, but could shine at COP26
    • Climate impacts
      Bangladeshi climate expert spells out expectations for next global summit on global warming
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  • Literacy matters
    • Our view
      More than ever, people must be able to read and write
    • Media literacy
      Knowing what news sources are reliable – and why – is a key component of media literacy
    • Women’s rights
      Half of Pakistan’s women cannot read or write in any language
    • Refugee education
      Refugees are far too often denied their right to education and literacy training
    • School quality
      Rural and state-run schools in Nepal must catch up with urban and private ones
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  • Chemicals management
    • Our view
      Only global cooperation can bring about sound chemicals management and sustainability
    • Health hazards
      Pakistan’s laws to control chemical pollution are hardly enforced
    • Environmental hazards
      Application of chemicals must become safer and more sustainable
    • Agriculture
      Africa is starting to catch up with other regions in regard to pest control
    • Serious health hazards
      Common consumer goods contain dangerous substances that are known to harm human health
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  • Indispensable ecosystem services
    • Our point of view
      Determined international action on biodiversity is needed – and largely missing
    • Rural life
      Agricultural biodiversity has been neglected far too long, for instance in Malawi
    • Global environment
      Humanity’s food security depends on biodiversity and ecosystem services
    • Agriculture and biodiversity
      Protecting food security, biodiversity and climate requires new mindset everywhere
    • Ocean life
      Humanity depends on maritime resources and must exploit them sustainably
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