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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”.

Energy
Hans-Christoph Neidlein

Lower subsidies, more renewables

International Energy Agency speaks out against low oil prices and fuel subsidies

Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

“Ebola free” does not mean Ebola is gone for good

New infections remain possible

Comment
Stefan Rother

Migrants’ participation matters

The Global Forum on Migration and Development must change in order to adequately address challenges

Discrimination
Roli Mahajan

A matter of pride

Sexual minorities claim equal rights in India

Terrorism
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

To fight ISIS, embrace Islam

Western governments would be wise to prove ISIS propaganda wrong

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Climate change and civil strife

Failed harvests, for example, destablise agrarian societies

Education
Raphael Mweninguwe

Bringing girls back

Malawi’s civil-society organisations help to keep girls from dropping out of school

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

German media inadvertently feed ISIS propaganda

ISIS is not a state, and must not be allowed to define meaning of "Islamic"

Refugee camps
Okello Ciro

Desperation breeds violence

Water shortages lead to fights in northern Kenyan refugee camps

Rohingya
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Next wave of refugees looming

Report assesses the situation of Rohingya people in Myanmar

Poverty Reduction

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

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”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Gender Equality

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

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
Mexico’s first female president

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