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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”.

Human rights
Grace Atuhaire

Threats to Ugandan activists

Human-rights groups in Uganda are threatened, and so are journalists who write about human-rights violations

Civil strife
Conrad Schetter

“Bandits in uniform”

In view of ISAF withdrawal, violent conflicts are intensifying in Afghanistan

Ethnic minorities
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski
Johannes Kaltenbach

The world’s most persecuted people

Myanmar does not recognise Rohingya as citizens, as NGO expert elaborates in our interview

Youth

German impressions

A brief history of the weltwärts volunteering programme

Health
Khadija Farhana

Bangladesh’s contradictions

The health sector in Bangladesh shows surprising strengths, but also weaknesses

Comment
Henning Melber

The power of liberation movements

The Namibian government has a good international reputation but is not driving forward socio-economic development

Climate cooperation
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Ghana through the eyes of an insider

Citizens of Bonn visit twin city Cape Coast

Police
Raphael Mweninguwe

Corruption has become the norm

Corrupt police is a great problem in Malawi

Economic development
Grace Atuhaire

Revival strategy

Kenya’s government wants to kick-start growth in tourism

Sex tourism
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Dubious reputation

Cambodia is seen as a heaven for paedophiles and sex tourists

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