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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”.

Olympic Games in Rio
Julia Jaroschewski

Between hope and despair

Major sports events brought progress to Rio, but there is a lot more to do

Brazil
Julia Jaroschewski

Descent into chaos

Brazil now seems to be on the brink of collapse

Identity politics
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Failing India’s democracy

India’s dominant party is redefining “nationalism” in an undemocratic and authoritarian way

Athletics
Everton Leslie
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

“A quitter never wins”

For Jamaica to excel in athletics, young talents need support

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

In the US, gambling benefits victims of genocidal history

Making vice profitable in a sensible way

Minorities
Javier A. Cisterna Figueroa

One country or several nations

In Chile, indigenous minorities belong to those who want a new constitution

Television
Faiz Ullah

Money matters

Cricket has become big business in India’s emerging consumer society

Cricket
Faiz Ullah

Hero worship

The devotion of Indian cricket fans to their icons is probably unparalleled; not all forms of hero worship are healthy however

Empowerment
Theresa Krinninger

Assertive girls

Boxing empowers women and promotes social change

Global governance
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Understanding the human factor

Why conventional theories of international relations are distorted

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