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Governance

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

Shakira Wafula
Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”

Kenya’s youth have been taking to the streets against the government for weeks. Sports student Shakira Wafula almost involuntarily became a face of the movement. In this interview, she talks about what is driving young Kenyans.

Development agencies

Donor obligations

Donor agencies must not only promote the rule of law, they must also be held accountable to it

Soft Power
Markus Loewe
Markus Loewe

Last hope

The EU needs to do more to promote democracy in Tunisia

Print edition

Contents November issue

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

Civil society
Helene Wolf

Global reach

International civil-society organisations face major challenges – and we can support them

Social policy
Michael Bünte

First Global AgeWatch Index

New Global AgeWatch Index reveals need for pension reforms in many countries

Demographics
Charles Knox-Vydmanov

Pensions for all elderly people

HelpAge warns that international agencies are paying too little attention to ageing of entire societies

Urgent issue
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Fundamental principle

Social-protection innovations neither serve everyone in developing countries and emerging markets, nor do they cover all risks.

Guatemala
Patricia Galicia

Nowadays: A midwife becomes politician

Patricia Galicia: A Guatemalan midwife becomes a political leader

Development cooperation
Frank Bliss

Ethical conduct

Ethical guidelines for situation in which the self-interest and the social responsibilities of development agencies collide

Social protection
Henning Melber

The South African social contract

Social protection is enshrined in South Africa's constitution, but poverty pervails nonetheless

Poverty Reduction

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

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
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018

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.

“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
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities

Sustainability

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

“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
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities