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OpEn: Syd Stemmer i Større Danske Medier – Panel Debat med de Danske Redaktører
Tid: Onsdag den 3.januar 2024, kl. 17.00-19.00 gratis adgang Med støtte fra Udenrigsministeriets Oplysnings- og Engagementspulje (OpEn) gennemfører DDRN.dk aktuelt projektet 'Syd stemmer i større danske medier'. OpEn projektet formidler historier...
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Civil Society Defence against Red Tagging in the Philippines
On November 17, 2023, the Danish NGO Nunca Mas celebrates its 10-year jubilee. Having implemented a range of human rights projects with NGO partners in Ecuador, Honduras, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Nunca Mas and its members can review...
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Mexico: Researching the Brain Plasticity and Breaking the Stigma of Mental Illness
He has a passion for understanding that, what makes us human. It all started with observing neurons in a microscope, just like a Nobel Laureate 100 years ago. And this Mexican neuroscientist also wants to raise awareness of mental health...
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EU: Towards a More Sustainable Corporate Development?
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) published in December 2022 is the most recent step towards a more sustainable development at a European Union level. In detail, it aims to ensure that companies provide adequate information regarding the way they...
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Dealing With a Water-Hungry Enterprise: How Science is Looking for a Water-Less Copper Industry in Chile
Chile has its massive copper mining industry to thank for a sizable portion of its gross national production, but the country can also point to this same sector as the culprit in a major drought that has affected this region...
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Ecuador: The highest number of chronic child malnutrition in South America
Back there, intertwingled with the clouds, is the snowy mountain of Carihuairazo. The altitude here in the town of Tisaleo is more than 3.200 meters above sea level. Up here the air is dry. This area is known for agriculture,...
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DDRN is Seeking Research Communication Intern(s) for the Autumn Semester 2024
Do you want to sharpen your skills as a science journalist working with Global South and the UN Sustainable Development Goals?DDRN.dk is an independent on-line media communicating research on sustainable development by South researchers and by Danish universities. South-North divides...
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The Middle East: Uganda’s New Garden Where ‘Everyone Wants to Try Their Luck’ (2:2)
Joanna Ndagire, who was trafficked to the Middle East in 2017, and worked there as a maid, is now an activist against human trafficking. She says that the main push factor for young women into the Middle East is the...
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The Middle East: Uganda’s New Garden Where ‘Everyone Wants to Try Their Luck’ (1:2)
Ugandan women continue to flock to the Middle East mainly to work as maids, despite harrowing tales of enslavement, torture and discrimination. In fact, many go back for a second and third stint, even after they have spoken very badly...
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The Role of the University in the Transition After the Armed Conflict in Colombia
When the Colombian government and the guerrilla group FARC signed the peace deal back in 2016, it was only the beginning of a long road towards a, in theory, more peaceful country after four decades of armed conflict. Part of...
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