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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”.

Faith
Bernhard Felmberg

How faith shapes politics

Examples of faith shaping politics in meaningful ways

Editorial
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Important lobby

INGO influence is beneficial – but organisations from rich countries dominate the scene

Finances
Raphael Mweninguwe

Frozen budget support

Without foreign aid, the Malawi government cannot operate properly

International Cooperation
Agnes Abuom

INGOs in Africa

International non-governmental organisations support African partners, but must not micromanage them

Future ICSOs
Helene Wolf
Åsa Månsson

Designing the change agenda

International civil society organisations must adapt to global changes

Indigenous peoples
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Flawed implementation

Laws concerning prior and informed consent of indigenous groups for resource exploitation often prove counterproductive in Latin America

Europe
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

A good start

Europe needs a coherent policy to rise to the refugee challenge

Extremism
Eva-Maria Verfürth

“Someone who kills innocent people will not become a martyr”

Why ISIS looks attractive to young people from different countries

Post-conflict
Moutaz Ali

Coming alive again

In some Libyan cities, refugees are returning to their homes

Human rights
Selmin Çalışkan
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Protecting activists

Selmin Çalışkan elaborates on Amnesty International’s cooperation with local human-rights groups

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