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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.

Academia
Michael Bohnet

Hidden links

Bridges from scholarship to policymaking

Mobility
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Commuters suffer

Metro Manila is stuck in a jam

Wastage
Mirja Michalscheck

Thirsty city

Private households in Amman could use much less water

Comment
Nena Stoiljkovic

Smart finance

Smart financial institutions consider female clients favourably

Urban slums
Somsook Boonyabancha
Diana Mitlin

More inclusive cities

Why it is actually not very difficult to tackle urban marginalisation

Infrastructure
Peter Hauff

No legal means

Hard to enforce: the human right to water

Security
Caroline Triml

Gaddafi’s toxic legacy

Gaddafi's fatal heritage for Libya and his neighbours,

Infrastructure
Sunita Narain

Why cities cannot simply flush

Indian cities have a sanitation problem

Comment
Nfamara Jawneh

Gambia calls for help

West African drought: Gambia calls for help

Growth scepticism
Petra Pinzler

Happiness is a child with a popsicle

Happiness economics: growth has its limits

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