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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.

Health
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Helping AIDS orphans

Swiss-backed NGO supports AIDS orphans in southern and eastern Africa

Arab spring
Yasser Alwan

“Jobs are hard to find”

An eyewitness assesses Egypt's situation two years after the uprising against Hosni Mubarak: "Tough and confusing times"

Fragile statehood
Thierry Vircoulon

Restart

A new security constellation is emerging in the aftermath of the Central African Republic's most recent rebellion.

Working conditions
Gisela Burckhardt
Dominic Kloos

Limited union rights

Clean Clothes Campaign wants European governments to enforce transparency in the global textiles trade

Sustainability
Berthold M. Kuhn
Berthold M. Kuhn

Conferences of consequence

Global environment summits like Rio+20 trigger new initiatives in China

Digital activism
Sonja Peteranderl

Live from the favela

Internet opens windows on life in Brazilian favelas

Public health
Raphael Mweninguwe

Controversial campaign

Malawi's unpopular Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision programme looks stuck

Dealing with the past
Henning Melber

Colonial shadows

Germany struggles to deal with colonial-past atrocities in Namibia

Human rights
Friederike Wyrwich

"Denied asistance"

Churches contribute to homophobia in Africa

Military
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Spending fortunes on weapons

International military expenditure

Poverty Reduction

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

“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
Mexico’s first female president

Gender Equality

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

Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything

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