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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”.

Corruption
Maxwell Suuk

Brown envelopes

Journalists in Ghana often accept money when covering events

The Gates Foundation
Barbara Unmüssig

Private-sector billionaires setting global agenda

Philanthrophists like Bill Gates are funding a huge share of international development cooperation

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The military, not Mugabe is now running Zimbabwe

An autocrat’s rule ends

Multilateral order
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Fading western doctrines

German expert argues that the West has failed Libya and Iraq

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

In praise of taxes

Market and state must complement one another

Philanthropy
Vladimir Antwi-Danso

Nice try

A few changes might make the Mo Ibrahim prize more effective

Relevant reading
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

A call for radical reform

A former UN official wants international community to strike a grand bargain on how to deal with civil strife

Democracy
Ibrahim Orèd'Ola Falola

Political dynasty

Togo is facing growing unrest

Refugees
Mahsa Motlagh

Water suitcase

When refugees leave an area, water demand is reduced there – but it increases in the places they go to

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

German science publisher caves in to Chinese censorship

Springer Nature blocks access to controversial topics

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