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How sustainably do Germans eat?

Germans cook plenty of vegetables and say they care about animal welfare — but they aren't ready to give up their beloved sausages.  

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Danish app saves food from trash can

Find out how this app from Denmark is helping restaurants combat food waste.  

WHO: Curb ads for junk food, sweets and beer to fight obesity

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Alarmed at the rise of obesity among children and adolescents, the WHO urges stricter limitations on advertising for junk food – and for beer in Germany, too.  

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Land reform: Will Zimbabwe’s economic downfall be repeated in South Africa?

In 2000, Zimbabwe's government expropriated white farmers without compensation. Hyperinflation and food shortages followed. Now the South African government is discussing a similar law. Do the same risks lie ahead?  

Peatlands: Neglected piece of the climate puzzle

A moor landscape in Germany (NABU Minden-Lübbecke/S. Bulk )

Although peatlands make up a small amount of the world's land mass, they represent some of the largest carbon reservoirs on Earth. When drained or burned, they spew out massive greenhouse gas emissions. 

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Human rights

HRW: France leads fight against populism, Germany, US, UK get mixed reviews

Fighting populism and xenophobia, and championing human rights is bearing fruit, according to Human Rights Watch's World Report 2018. France leads the way, Germany is a mixed bag, the US and Britain are falling behind.  

"For every child, a fair chance" 

Unicef, World children's day, 20th November 2017

Child labor still a major problem in many countries

The global incidence of child labor is down but it still remains a major problem in several countries around the world. Some 152 million children are victims, according figures from the International Labor Organization. Many children often have to choose between education and work because the latter means food and a roof over their heads.  

ILO aims to eradicate child labor

Child worker in Sierra Leone

The International Labor Organization has urged a stepped up effort to eradicate child labor within eight years. Half of the world's 28 largest companies have been accused of using cobalt metal that was mined by children. 

Is child labor the price for e-cars?

A child in the DR Congo carrying a bag of cobalt (picture alliance/AP Photo/S. van Zuydam)

Whether in cars, laptops or smartphones, cobalt is in nearly all batteries. The biggest supplier is the Democratic Republic of Congo, where human rights are often violated in the mines. 

UN 17 Nachhaltige Entwicklungsziele (United Nations)

From acronyms, to awareness, to action: Getting the UN message across

No poverty, zero hunger, sustainable consumption, reducing inequalities - the UN's 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) have set an ambitious global agenda for 2030. It's also a huge task to get the message across.  

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World in Progress: Toxic banana production in Ecuador

Ecuador is the world’s largest banana exporter. But producing cheap bananas comes at an extremely high price for Ecuadorian banana workers. An investigation by Danish media center DanWatch has revealed that extremely hazardous pesticides are commonly used on Ecuador’s banana plantations. While the country’s agriculture industry is booming, local communities are paying the price.  

Uganda

Meat contaminated by toxic chemicals

Chunks of meat hanging from hooks in a warehouse

Some butchers are using dangerous chemicals to preserve meat and keep away flies. Formaldehyde, a chemical used to preserve dead bodies in hospitals, is one of the chemicals being used. 

Energieeffizienz Chile (Linda Vierecke)

Chile's dairy farmers opt for greener milk

The milk farmers in Chile's idyllic Los Lagos region are running out of money. They have to spend too much on water and energy. Advised by the "Smart Energy Concepts" initiative, they want to increase efficiency.  

Uganda’s 'super beans' - an answer to food insecurity?

Women sorting beans on the ground (DW/F. Yiga)

"Super bean" is the catchy word for a bio-fortified variety of beans developed in Uganda. They’re nutritious, grow fast and are a good basis to feed Uganda’s growing population.  

Gene editing: The key to food security in a warmer world?

Symbolbild Bäuerin auf den Philippinen (AFP/Getty Images/T. Aljibe)

Extreme droughts and floods threaten global food security. Scientists gene editing crops say they have the answer. But enviornmentalists are wary.  

A protesters holds a sign that reads: Borders destroy families

Institute for Human Rights (DIMR) publishes second report on Germany

The German Institute for Human Rights (DIMR) has published its second annual report on the human rights situation in Germany. Hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers are facing challenges.  

German military recruits record number of minors

Bundeswehr recruitment (picture-alliance/dpa)

The German military has been recruiting more and more minors, the Defense Ministry has admitted. Critics have accused the government of hypocrisy over opposition to the use of child soldiers. 

DW eco@africa - Senegal: Listening instead of looking away (DW)

Senegal: Listening instead of looking away

"Dimitra" clubs have been set up in many countries around Africa. There residents can vote on how to initiate different projects and especially gives women and young people the chance to see their ideas realized.  

UNICEF: 2017 a 'nightmare year' for children caught in war zones

Syrien Bürgerkrieg - Kind mit Munition (picture-alliance/dpa/M. Badra)

According to UNICEF, 2017 was one of the worst years for children caught in conflicts and besieged areas. From being deployed as human shields to acting as suicide bombers, children have become targets on a huge scale. 

Syrian boy inspires solidarity for besieged civilians

Syrische Zivilisten werden belagert (Omar AlKhateeb)

Syrian activists are paying tribute to a boy who lost his eye in a regime bombing, compelling the world to stand with civilians under siege. Mat Nashed in Istanbul and Omar AlKhateeb in besieged Eastern Ghouta report. 

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