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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Alba Nakuwa

Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets

In recent weeks, massive protests have erupted in Kenya’s major cities triggered by discontent over the finance bill 2024. The people on the streets are almost exclusively young people, forming a kind of political movement the country has never seen before. Pr...

Print edition

Contents February issue

D+C/E+Z: Contents page of February's print edition with links to all contributions

Letters

Public responses

D+C/E+Z Feedback from our readers

Civil society
Ellen Thalman

G8 nations at fault

Human Rights Watch finds fault with USA, Russia and the EU

Peace
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

The difficult road to reconciliation

The outbreak of violence puts the new state of South Sudan in danger

Communication technology
Monika Hellstern

Job-hunting and prenatal classes in Ghana

Digital services are improving poor people’s standard of life in Ghana

Constitutional crisis
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

A role for civil society

Thailand's election has not solved any of the country's urgent problems

News

In brief

Unequal wealth distribution, Tunisia's new constitution, Syrian peace talks, opposition in SA, capital flight and election in Bangladesh

World Wide Web
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Dramatic implications

There still is a “digital divide”, but it is not as destructive as expected a decade ago

Urban marginalisation

The favela reporter

Interview with Michel Silva, a blogger who writes about daily life in his favela in Rio

Social media
Aya Chebbi

Not as soft as jasmine

Social media did not topple Tunisia's dictator Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali – but they served the purpose

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

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
ODA under attack

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

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
ODA under attack