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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.

Zimbabwe
Mufudzi Moyo

Back to square one

Why Zimbabweans feel that the five years until the next general election will be very long

Social insurance
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Modernity has arrived

Population growth in Thailand is close to zero – and the average age across the nation is rising

OECD guidelines
Vera Dicke

Forgotten principles

The OECD’s Fragile State Principles are hardly being implemented

Public Health
Speciosa Wandira-Kazibwe

“Mental health issues are totally underrated in Africa”

UN special envoy assesses health-care challenges in Africa

Media
Monika Hellstern

Overcoming stereotypes

The image of Africa in Germany is often marked by stereotype

Democratic principles
Wolfgang Maier
Sebastian Fuchs

Tough challenges

Governments are increasingly stifling civil society

News

In brief

Death row for Indian rapists, support for Somalia, state of emergency in Egypt, the Trade and Development Report 2013 and the G20 summit

Letter

Public response

D+C/E+Z Feedback from our reader

Media
Abdou Lo

Severe sentence

A recent judgement shows that the freedom of the press cannot be taken for granted in Senegal

Public Health
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

“People shouldn’t go bankrupt when they fall ill”

Developing countries need universal health coverage, and they need support to achieve that goal

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