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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”.

Global warming
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Amitav Ghosh assesses global warming from Asian perspective

Why fiction writers shy away from climate change and policymakers are unlikely to solve the problem

Cyber harassment
Lindsey Kukunda

Stalking women is not love

A court sentence in Uganda shows that cyber harassment and stalking of women is not to be confused with love

Organised crime
Steve Rolles
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Prohibition empowers gangs”

Why the war on drugs is making SDG achievement more difficult

Afghanistan
Janet Kursawe

International responsibility

Development policy must target the underlying causes of Afghanistan’s drug economy

Afghanistan
Janet Kursawe

A sad record

Most illegal opiate profits accrue outside Afghanistan

Drinks and drugs
Ridwanul Hoque
Sharowat Shamin

Cracking down on the disadvantaged

Alcohol and drugs are prohibited in Bangladesh, but enforcement is biased against the poor

Relevant reading
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Free trade” in the 19th century

Illegal drugs and politics: current problems and the historical background

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why Trump lost decisively last week

Most voters in the USA still care about their democracy’s institutions

Health
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Too poor for sanitary wear

Poor women in Zimbabwe cannot afford sanitary pads

Rule of law
Edith Koesoemawiria

President Widodo’s war on drugs

In 2015 and 2016, Indonesia executed 18 drug offenders

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