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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”.

Participation
Dinesh C. Sharma

Unequal access

Government campaign Digital India is hampered by lack of infrastructure and preparedness

Relevant reading
Stefan Rother

Freedom and development

A lack of consensus concerning the definition of a refugee has serious consequences for millions of people

Sexual violence
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

No longer welcome at home

Girls abducted by terrorist group Boko Haram in Nigeria face marginalisation upon returning home

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Freedom of speech in India

More than an academic issue

Migration
Ridwanul Hoque

Asian challenge

Bangladesh and other Asian countries must act to alleviate the plight of Rohingya refugees

Terrorism
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

Long-term effects of war

Survivors of Uganda’s civil war are still suffering

Middle East
Sebastian Sons

End of generosity

Saudi Arabia has supported Egypt’s economy for decades but those days now seem to be over

Identification technology
Damilola Oyedele

Permanent voter cards prevent election fraud

In Nigeria’s 2015 general elections democracy was strengthened thanks to digital data

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

To prosper, small African countries must cooperate closely

Taking stock of regional integration

Internet
Lisa Feldmann

Networking people and knowledge

Web-based energypedia allows users to share knowledge on energy issues in developing countries

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