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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Shakira Wafula
Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”

Kenya’s youth have been taking to the streets against the government for weeks. Sports student Shakira Wafula almost involuntarily became a face of the movement. In this interview, she talks about what is driving young Kenyans.

Our view
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Getting a grip on dangerous trends

In the past ten years, dark visions have begun to reduce the euphoria about digital development opportunities

Diverging interests
Raphael Mweninguwe

Fishermen against hotel owners

Fishermen in Malawi cannot go fishing because of hotels on the shoreline

Gender equality
Cema Tork

Use the gender lens

UNESCO assessment of gender bias in education

Role models
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar

Creative and committed

Young women in the Arab world pick strong and creative women as role models

Girls and boys
Frank Masanta Jr.

Closing gender gaps in an NGO school

In Zambia, the Sun-spring Charity School enrols an equal number of girls and boys. It also uses gender-neutral language

Schools
Frank Masanta Jr.

“Once you learn to read”

Zambia shows that schools are a good place to start fighting gender inequality

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why cross-border social protection would be useful

Argentina and Zimbabwe currently need a kind of international support that the multilateral system does not provide

Summer Special
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

The power of superstition

Nigerian novelist debuts with story of devastating family tragedy

Equal rights
Roli Mahajan

Marrying the person you love

Ecuador has legalised same-sex marriage

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

A heartfelt sermon

Ed Husain’s book “The house of Islam” contains important insights, but it is not the “global history” the subtitle promises

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities