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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.

Catholic Church
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Italian Argentinian

The new pope must do more than pray for the poor and remind the public of their plight

Health care
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

“Silent Murder”

Medicines are too expensive for poor people in developing countries, but local production could make a difference

Muncipalities
Aristide Tiendrebeogo

Failure likely

Decentralisation in Burkina Faso is coming up against obstacles because the local people are distrustful of politicians at all levels of government

Interview
Mark Pyman

Transparency is feasible

Transparency International assesses 82 governments’ defence-related corruption risks for the first time

Primary education
Tom Frenzel
Svetla Dimitrov
Till Voigts

School for slum children

The Glory Future Model Schools shows how to motivate primary school teachers in Bangladesh

Middle East
Ulrich Nitschke
Kristin Hentschel

Foundations for a new state

Municipal planning in the Palestinian Territories is increasingly tailored to citizens' needs

Local government
Giovanni Allegretti

“More generous than you would think”

Participatory budgeting is about every voice being heard

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Constant controversy

China's authoritarian approach to devolution proves that citizens' desires ultimately do matter

Kenya
Sandra Abild

Dangerous neglect

Presidential elections jeopardise security in Kenya

Decentralisation
Karim Okanla

Donors must not sleep

Don't let Benin's municipal authorities become empty shells

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