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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-efficient buildings
Marian Rzepka

China can save 40 % of its heating energy

In China, more and more houses are being made energy efficient – but 50 billion square metres of building area is a lot of ground to cover

Energy-efficient buildings
Marian Rzepka

Learning from China

Knowledge and expertise relating to energy-efficient retrofitting can be applied to many countries if they scale back their energy subsidies

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Worse than a financial crisis

Why many climate negotiators feel frustrated

Energy supply
Kwabena Donkor
Boubacar Ba
Rebecca Renz

“We need  finance options”

Aware of climate change, African governments must still improve their country’s energy supply

Comment
Jochen Hippler

Non-nuclear opportunities

Success in the nuclear talks with Iran would be welcome, but cannot be taken for granted

Human rights
Tiffany Jenkins

Violent abuse of detainees

Why the Philippines feature in Amnesty International’s anti-torture campaign

Refugees
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar

Medicine for Syrians in need

In a clinic in Turkey, Syrian medics help Syrian refugees

Land reform
Tiffany Jenkins

Redistribution that triggers violence

After 27 years, the Philippine land-reform programme has only been enforced to not quite 80 %

World leadership
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Incoherent challengers

The G7 is more coherent and influential than the BRICS

Torture
Moutaz Ali

Libyan film about illegal prisons

The first film produced in post-revolution Libya deals with torture

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.

Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most

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