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Governance

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

Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

Waithood – endless adolescence

The future belongs to young people. They must be empowered to assume responsibility. Far too often, however, they lack prospects. It is encouraging that, all over the world, many want to take their fate into their own hands.

Urbanisation
Eva Dick

New visions

Einhard Schmidt-Kallert’s new book assess urbanisation trends in the global south

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Ghana is setting a democratic example

Nana Akufo-Addo, Ghana’s next president, is facing huge macroeconomic challenges

Justice
Raphael Mweninguwe

Facing hell in prison

The conditions in Malawi’s prisons are atrocious

Comment
Jonathan Bashi

A blow to democracy

Fragility of Gabon’s political structures comes to light in presidential elections

International cooperation
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Take agencies by their word

An international think tank wants aid recipients to be more assertive in relations with donor agencies

Homophobia
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Homosexual students under threat

Homosexual university students in Zimbabwe are being harassed

Peace process
Sonja Peteranderl

Hopes and fears

Colombia is struggling to reach new compromise after peace agreement with FARC was rejected in referendum

Terre des hommes
Bernd Overwien

Global collective

Terre des hommes involves its partner organisations from developing countries in its strategic planning

Comment
Gesine Ames

Close to blowing up

In view of growing tensions in the DR Congo, European and African leaders must act fast to prevent turmoil

Comment
Hugh Williamson
Hugh Williamson

Take on hate crime

Germany’s Federal Government should heed the advice spelled out in a recent report on hate crimes

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.

Waithood – endless adolescence
“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

Sustainability

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

Waithood – endless adolescence
“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