Governance

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

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight. Across the country, seven out of ten adults, two out of five adolescents, and about 37 % of school-age children are obese or overweight. The extent of the problem is due to several factors – not least low...

Armed conflict

Three generations killed in one day

In Syria’s civil war, entire villages are wiped out

Honduras

Protesting youth

Honduran youth protest against poverty, lack of prospects, corruption and violence

Childhood

Education as key to overcome inequality

Social activist assesses the situation in Zambia concerning education and unequality

Global warming

Technological revolution and prudent policymaking

Words must be followed up by action if climate targets are to be achieved

Authoritarian tendencies

Destroying global commons

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

Informal employment

Fixing broken phones

Some IT graduates in Zambia find livelihoods by repairing mobile phones

Nobel Peace Prize

End the shame of sexualised war crimes

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

Review

Prosperity through the right ­institutions

The success of prosperous nations rests upon sound political institutions

Organised crime

Paradigm change

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

World Bank Report on work, social protection and taxes

State action to facilitate market dynamics