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Governance

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

“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”.

Land grabbing

Commercialisation is destroying community rules

Land conflicts are escalating in Chad, with farmers suffering most

Land policy

How to ease tensions in Sierra Leone

In Sierra Leone, too many farmers have lost their fields as a consequence of large-scale international investments

Do not over-emphasise the role of ISIS in Mindanao

Fighting in Marawi has been going on for three weeks

Urbanisation

Crowded spaces

Masses of Indian slum dwellers must fear eviction

Civil society

Relevant players

Report offers insights into developmental role of German foundations, but does not provide real overview

Education

Hunger pushes children out of school

In Zimbabwe’s hunger-hit regions, many children drop out of school

Civil society

Diminished civic equality

Philanthropy is gaining ever more influence in the USA – and that has international implications

Child development

Empowering parents

Special interventions empower Caribbean parents with skills to promote their children’s development

Water supply

Long-term structural development

Despite civil war in South Sudan, GIZ is working on infrastructure improvement to supply water to people

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.