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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”.

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

An erratic US president is playing with fire

Trump’s trade policy is ill-advised and dangerous

Theology
Hans Spitzeck

Many churches, many names

Scholars disagree about whether Africa’s independent churches constitute a group of their own

African Instituted Churches
Hans Spitzeck

Close to God and the people

Why the African independent churches matter

Egypt
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Grand Neom vision is unrealistic, but politically useful

Ahead of Egypt’s managed elections, Saudi crown prince supports incumbent president

Our view
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Trapped in a vicious cycle

Since the global spread of non-communicable diseases not only results from longer life-expectancies, social disparities must be tackled

Demographics
Maxwell Suuk

Caring for too many people

In Ghana, every person with a job must feed many members of an extended family

China
Felix Lee

Poisonous air is making us sick

Exhaust fumes and airborne particles make the incidence of pulmonary and cardiovascular disease rise in China

Global governance
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Fighting for democracy at home is not enough

Human Rights Watch accuses global community of paying insufficient attention to suffering in Yemen, Syria and Myanmar

Hypertension
Sandip Chattopadhyay

Silent killer

Managing life with hypertension is difficult in India, even if one can afford private health care

African Union
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Wrong chairman

In spite of his merits, Rwandan President Kagame is the wrong man to head the African Union

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.

The fate of a Rwandan man with disability
Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president

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