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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.

Preventive action
Agnes Abuom

Making peace

Civil society organisations in Kenya strive to prevent election violence in the future

Comment
Raphael Mweninguwe

Escaping economic malaise

Budget support to resume after Malawi’s new President Banda mends fences with donors

Civil society
Barnim Raspe

In need of advice

ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL helps non-governmental organisations apply for EU funding

Angry citizens
Laura Hinze

Protest in Qidong

Eco-protest in coastal town in China

Comment
Mufudzi Moyo

Snail-pace reforms

It’s up to Mugabe to determine Zimbabwe’s next election dates

Comment
Pedro Morazán
Tobias Schäfer

Blending risks

The pros and cons of blending public and private-sector funds in the EU context

Mixed feelings
Peter Patze

Service providers wanted

China's authoritarian regime views civil society with mixed feelings

Local authorities
Souad Sassi
Uwe Korch

“New freedoms”

Since the revolution, twin cities of Tunis and Cologne are promoting freedom

West Africa
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Parents’ wishes

In Francophone Africa, state schools often serve neither social needs nor cultural values

Natural resources
Floreana Miesen

“Bargain sale” hurts indigenous people

The sale of rights to natural resources undermines the livelihoods of Honduras' Indigenous communities

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