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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”.

Disease control
Meekaeel Siphambili

“Killing mosquito larvae is the best prevention”

Botswana has achieved great success in the fight against malaria

Perspectives
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

War and chaos in the Middle East

Former Al Jazeera correspondent assesses the situation in the Middle East from an Arabian perspective

Financial cooperation
Monika Hellstern

More money for development

In 2017, KfW committed € 9.7 billion to new development projects worldwide

Climate change
Lea Diehl
Janani Vivekananda

Lack of trust

In the Lake Chad region, young people blame the older generation for problems – and the other way round

Distorted perception
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Middle-income majority

Hans Rosling showed that humankind is in a better shape than generally believed

Communication
Esther Dopheide

Highlight hardship – but point out progress as well

Charity organisations need to show achievements, not just suffering

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

How Kabila wants to stay in power without running for office

It does not look like the DRC is headed for free and fair elections

Disease control
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

No news can be good news

It looks like the Ebola outbreak in the DRC is under control

Development strategies
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla

New paradigm needed

The root causes of African indebtedness are still the same

Failed policies
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla

Descent into hell

In Africa, structural adjustment did not trigger fast growth, but had a contractive impact

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