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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Isaac Sagala

Why Kenya is on fire

For weeks, Kenya has been experiencing a wave of protests led by young people, triggered by an unpopular finance bill. No one can really say they didn’t see this coming. What is unfolding in Kenya is a lesson in what happens when the debt crisis escalates not ...

Interview
Yasser Alwan

“The Muslim Brothers support the status quo”

Egypt’s elections started amidst a new wave of protests

Comment
Kai Ambos

Room for improvement

Promising change of guard at the International Criminal Court

Regional integration
Glenn Brigaldino

Enabling Africa to develop

Africa needs infrastructure that links countries to one another

Health
Ghadeer Mohammed
Maika Müller
Mirja Michalscheck
Muhammad Khalifa

Simple, but effective

The tradition of puryfing drinking water with clay filters deserves to be revitalised in the Arab World

Health
Theresa Allain
Eleonore von Bothmer

“Tip of the iceberg”

Diabetes is spreading fast in Malawi and other developing countries

Building democracy
Peter Hauff

Many ways for justice in Arab countries

Young north African activists discuss democracy and justice

Financial services
Peter Hauff

Small servings save development

German municipal savings banks in defence of microfinance

Sub-Saharan Africa
Vera Dicke

Change people’s minds

Paradigm change needed in view of population growth

New media
Norbert Herrmann

Free and meaningful

Useful and unexpensive: zivil society organisations should use web-based social media

Safety nets
Vera Dicke

Beyond charity

Social security must not stay a luxury item

Poverty Reduction

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

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
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests

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.

Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court