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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.

Blog
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Europe on the wrong track

The EU needs a long-term solution to the migration issue

Summer Special
Cema Tork

Fashion exhibition stirs controversy

Controversial exhibition on Muslim fashion in Frankfurt

Global affairs
Doris Fischer
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Pecking order of nations

Arrogant US approach is boosting nationalism in China and undermining multilateral policymaking

Public finance
Dereje Alemayehu

Improving African tax revenues

Better revenue services in Africa hinge on national action as well as a facilitating international environment

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The US health-care system is not worth copying

Health care is a good example of the need to complement market dynamics with prudent state action

Elections
Karim Okanla

Democracy in West Africa

Troublesome trend: recent elections in Senegal, Benin and Nigeria have revealed serious problems

Refugee protection
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

The Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework

United Nations developed a new framework how states can best deal with and protect refugees

UN
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Strategic rape in war

UN resolution on sexualised violence in conflicts falls short of expectations

Urbanisation
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Poverty causes depression, depression causes poverty

In cities, social stress and environmental hardships can contribute to mental illness

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The tide may be turning in Turkey

Istanbul election shows that people have become tired of Erdogan’s divisiveness

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