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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”.

Burundi
Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

Overpopulated prisons

More than half of those detained in Burundi’s prisons are on remand

KfW
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

18 million fewer car journeys

New rail-based systems in Rio de Janeiro and Salvador de Bahia will lead to at least 18 million fewer car journeys a year

Law
Maxwell Suuk

Sharing property after divorce

Ghana is slowly changing the rules of how to share assets after a divorce

Media
Emmalyn Liwag Kotte

Brave professionals

By hounding the Rappler website, President Duterte of the Philippines is intimidating journalists in general

Human rights
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Limited freedom of expression

Media is increasingly under pressure all over the world

Journalism
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Why some reporting is skewed

“Media capture” means that news coverage becomes biased even though it may still seem independent

Transparency

Fighting corruption in Africa

Despite big plans to fight corruption, bribes are still common in most African countries

Kenya
Brenda Mbaja Lubang'a

Sex for fish

Poverty and desperation lead women in fishing communities in Kenya to trade sex for goods

Criminal justice
Kai Ambos
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Limited reach

The ICC reduces perpetrators’ hope for impunity, but for people to come to terms with atrocious crimes, more must happen

KfW
Klaus Gihr
Friederike Bauer

Time for change – but how?

The majority of developing countries and emerging economies still lack quick, safe and affordable transport

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