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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 abuse
Grace Atuhaire

Depressing aspects of tourism

Even though prostitution is illegal, sex tourists leave a mark on Kenya’s coastal communities

Orphanage tourism
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Orphanages: sites for abusive tourism

Tourists and volunteers fuel an exploitative system

Women
Alie Yunus Kallay

Gender violence aggravated with Ebola

Gender violence got worse in Sierra Leone since the outbreak of Ebola

Community-based tourism
Theresa Krinninger

Off the beaten track

How tourism can make a difference in Cata, a rural community in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province

State revenue
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

More taxes, more development

Effective property taxation would benefit Africa’s municipal governments

Press freedom
Grace Atuhaire

Jailing journalists

Press freedom in Ethiopia is threatened, with women journalists especially marginalised

Tunisia
Aya Chebbi

Revolution tourism

Revival of tourism will stabilise Tunisia’s democracy, a model for the Arab region

Elections
Damilola Oyedele

In fear of voters

Many Nigerians believe the elections were postponed because the ruling party was afraid of losing

Radicalisation
Theresa Krinninger

A better life in the caliphate

ISIS is recruiting fighters in Central Asia

Urban traffic
Khadija Farhana

Happy cycling

A cycling group in Bangladesh promotes eco-friendly transport

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