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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”.

Authoritarian tendencies
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Destroying global commons

Brazil’s new president is set to cause massive environmental damage

Informal employment
Humphrey Nkonde

Fixing broken phones

Some IT graduates in Zambia find livelihoods by repairing mobile phones

Nobel Peace Prize
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

End the shame of sexualised war crimes

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize encourages victims of sexualised atrocities to speak up

Review
Rebecca Renz

Prosperity through the right ­institutions

The success of prosperous nations rests upon sound political institutions

Organised crime
Eleonore von Bothmer

Paradigm change

To protect people from harm, the Global Commission argues that drugs should be regulated not prohibited

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

World Bank Report on work, social protection and taxes

State action to facilitate market dynamics

Social work
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

Four decades of charity

An Italian nun has spent all her life in Uganda helping people in need

Health care
Frank Bliss

Free access for the extremely poor

The Health Equity Fund is improving access to health care for the poorest people in Cambodia

SDGs
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Fragile statehood deserves special attention

Fragile statehood makes Sustainable Development Goals harder to achieve

Hijras
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

History of a marginalised ­community

The British introduced the discrimination of transgender persons to South Asia

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