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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.

Interview

Crisis-induced expansion

Government-owned development banks matter in the global financial crisis – and they must accept the principle of subsidiarity

Social protection
Henning Melber

Rich region, poor people

Many southern African nations experiment with social protection mechanisms, but a lot more needs to be done

Study
Barbara Mayrhofer

Civic space

Civicus assesses civil liberties around the world, and criticises donors for supporting authoritarian regimes in Ethiopia and Vietnam

Social infrastructure
Damilola Oyedele

No rest in retirement

In Nigeria, many old-age pensioners have not enough to live on

News

In brief

Cyclone hits Indian coast, Lampedusa disaster, IPCC report on climate change, post-2015 debate and more

Fundamentalist violence
Agnes Abuom

Disowned by faith leaders

The terrorist attack on Westgate Mall traumatised Kenyans, but did not divide them

Infrastructure
Ipsita Sapra

Not for everyone

India must do much more to provide social protection to all its people

Microinsurance
Caroline Sölle de Hilari

Healthy clients

Pro Mujer: Why microfinance institutions should offer healthcare services too

Budget support
Monika Hellstern

Tax-induced independence

Richard Gerster: Fiscal reforms reduce Mozambique’s dependency on donor’s budget support

Civil war
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Promoting democracy

Arab Reform Initiative sees three-front war in Syria and demands that pro-democracy forces get support

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
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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