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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”.

Civil war
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

From child soldier to businessman

A former child soldier in Uganda managed to become a successful businessman

SDGs
Jörn Geißelmann

Programmes for the poorest of the poor

To eradicate extreme poverty the ultra-poor need to be reached

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Venezuela is in a depressing state

President Maduro is not a prudent and responsible statesman

African reality
Frank Masanta Jr.

Vision 2030

Zambia’s government has committed to the SDGs, but they will most likely prove quite difficult to achieve

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“The oceans are rising, and so are we”

International marches show new pattern of international civil-society activism

Corruption
Kilasa Mtambalike

Nobody is above the law

Politicians in Tanzania often think that laws don’t apply to them

Social insurance
Rezaul Haque

Universal health-care coverage is feasible

Social health insurance means that people pay according to their ability and everyone gets the services they need

Identity politics
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Lip service to the SDGs

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi insists that his government is setting an example of good governance, but not everyone agrees

Human-made catastrophes
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Dangerous hunger

Worsening food insecurity in East and Central Africa is an issue of global relevance

Sustainability
Chinedu Moghalu

Building greening economies

Africa’s private sector must drive transformation to sustainability, but global cooperation is needed too

Poverty Reduction

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

What Zanzibar's spices have to do with gender equality
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”

Gender Equality

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

What Zanzibar's spices have to do with gender equality
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

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