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Governance

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

Rehan Fernando

“Dialogue of life”

Michael Rodrigo was a Catholic priest who campaigned for religious dialogue in Sri Lanka. He called his efforts the “dialogue of life”.

Media
Moutaz Ali

Persecuted journalists

Journalists in Libya are under threat when exercising their profession

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Early signs of paradigm change

With global implications, the buzzword “Green New Deal” is causing new excitement in US politics

Violent strife
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón

Rekindling the war on drugs

Why destroying Colombian coca fields with pesticides may backfire terribly

Cyber security
Humphrey Nkonde

A tax on every call

A new tax on internet calls may curb freedom of expression in Zambia

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

When action comes too late

Vale seems to be finally learning the lessons disasters

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Left-wing populists cause hardship too

What Venezuela and Zimbabwe have in common

Health
Raphael Mweninguwe

Specialised treatment for poor patients

A new hospital in Malawi will offer help to victims of traffic accidents

Waste management
Aviva Freudmann

Awash in trash

A tide of trash is rising worldwide, causing health problems and environmental damage

Inadequate financial oversight
Karim Okanla

Outraged by court hearings

A financial scandal is rocking Benin – and a former president’s name is mentioned often in its context

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why sovereignty must be pooled

Brexit proponents don’t want to assume human responsibility for global public goods

Poverty Reduction

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

Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
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

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.

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts

Sustainability

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts