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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”.

Sexual minorities
Rebecca Renz

Look through “LGBT glasses”

German development agencies could do more in support of sexual minorities

Refugees
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

Living in anguish

Uganda treats refugees well, but their situation is often desperate nonetheless

Renewable energies
Hans-Christoph Neidlein

The global transition

Germany is leading the way to transition to renewable energy supply

Comment
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Thai-style democracy

Almost a year after the putsch in Thailand, the military clings to power

Technology
Khadija Farhana

Digital Bangladesh

Digitalisation in Bangladesh makes access to public services easier

Faith-based discrimination
Maryam S. Khan

Myth of the Muslim monolith

How a radical minority came to define Pakistan’s Muslim identity

Gender
Rosse Mary Camacho Justiniano

Violence results from patriarchal attitudes

In Latin America, Bolivia reports the most cases of violence against women

Identity politics
Theresa Krinninger

Dangerous polarisation

The humanitarian crisis in eastern Ukraine challenges civil society

Comment
Nora Sausmikat

New Superman

China’s new personality cult and enhanced authoritarianism

Development finance
Theresa Krinninger

Raise the bar

Civil-society organisations blame international financial institutions for neglecting human rights abuses

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