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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”.

Change of government
Afshan Subohi

Flamboyant icon of the past

In his first TV address as Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan did not comment on the most pressing challenges

Environment
Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

Endangered hippos

Humans invade hippos’ habitat at Lake Tanganyika

MDG results
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Improvement in many fields

The success story of the Millennium Development Goals

Law
Markus Kaltenborn
Reinhard Hermle

Continuity through a new legislative basis

What difference a law on development policy could make in Germany

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why governments struggle to eradicate the illegal drug trade

Brazilian scholar assesses symbiotic links between state agencies and mafia organisations

Governance
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Unconvincing rebranding efforts

The repressive stance of Zimbabwe’s government after recent elections fit the old authoritarian pattern

Climate change
Lea Diehl

A vicious circle at Lake Chad

A new study examines how conflict and climate change are related in the Lake Chad Basin

Governance
Assane Diagne

Competitive elections

Senegal is one of few African countries that have never experienced a military coup

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Infrastructure spending is crucial as Genoa’s tragedy shows

Disasters in Italy, Britain, Germany and the USA

Health
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Cancer on the rise

Cancer is overtaking AIDS as the number one cause of death in Zimbabwe

Poverty Reduction

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

Fundamental human right under attack
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

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most

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