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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.

Governance
Raphael Mweninguwe

Nobody trusts the police

Nowadays: Malawi's people do not trust Malawi's police

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Impossible to wish away

International cooperation helps traumatised societies tackle their past

Timor Leste
Edith Koesoemawiria

Post-traumatic stress

Timor Leste’s independence from Indonesia caused lasting pain

Recycling
Oliver Möllenstädt

Good solution

India’s budding plastics recycling industry needs up-to-date know-how and technology

Arab spring
Andreas Jacobs

Unfinished business

Arabs are interested in how Germany is dealing with East Germany’s Communist past

Germany in the 20th century
Quentin Peel

“Don’t be complacent”

British journalist says Germany has done a lot to grapple with ist traumatic past

Sexualised violence
Stefanie Keienburg
Godeliève Masakarasi

Opting for life

SEVOTA is supporting children of rape and their mothers 18 years after Rwanda’s genocide

Brief history
Stefanie Keienburg

“Children of hate”

Psycological wounds are still hurting in Rwanda

Society-wide traumas
David Moore

Inappropriate export?

South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission was not as effective as is generally assumed

Natural disasters
Peter Hauff

Great risks, huge challenges

WorldRiskIndex asssess people’s vulnerability in regard to natural catastrophes

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