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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”.

Development finance
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Hopes and illusions

How the new BRICS bank could change international development finance

Comment
Dinesh C. Sharma

Life-blood of democracy

India’s government should improve governance instead of hounding civil society

Development studies
Henning Melber

The middle-class hype

It is doubtful, whether middle classes in developing countries are driving progress

Humanitarian aid
Theresa Krinninger

“More, not less commitment”

Challenges for humanitarian Aid in ISIS-controlled areas

Comment
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Clashes within civilisations

Islamist terrorism is an expression of clashes within civilisations, not between them

Media
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Dangerous job

According to Reporters without Borders, 66 journalists were murdered in 2014

Transportation

Cheap and dangerous

Motorcycle taxis in Tanzania cause many traffic accidents, but are also a cheap way of transportation

Editorial
Eva-Maria Verfürth

Made by human beings

Textiles and garment production prove that globalisation can and must be regulated

Education
Bettie Johnson Bettie Johnson

Going to school despite Ebola

After six months of closure due to the Ebola epidemic, schools in Liberia prepare to reopen

Middle east
Kai Ambos

Sovereign action

German law professor assesses what Palestinian Territories’ accession to ICC means and what Israel’s reaction implies

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