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Governance

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

Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

ODA under attack

Populist forces in rich countries are calling development aid into question. Drastic cuts are looming in many places. Efforts are needed to improve communication and restore trust.

Overview living with disabilities
Jörg Döbereiner
Jörg Döbereiner

Inclusion instead of discrimination

Around the world, persons with disabilities are discriminated against, though they could be empowered to fully participate in society

Overview multilateral policymaking
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Global problems require global solutions

Why multilateral policymaking must improve and who can make it happen

Hygiene
Raphael Mweninguwe

No water in hospitals

Hospital patients suffer from lack of water in Malawi

Ecosystems
Cláudia Regina Sala de Pinho
Lisa Kuner

A future for the Pantanal

Traditional communities protect biodiversity of world’s largest inland wetland in Brazil

Our view
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

New trauma looms if traumatising past is not dealt with

Societies must acknowledge pain, assess causes and achieve a minimum level of reconciliation after dictatorship or war

Religious totalitarianism
Marva Khan
Marva Khan

Iran’s protests resonate around the world

Women everywhere must be free to go where they like and dress as they please

Zimbabwe
Farai Shawn Matiashe

What statelessness means for people

In Zimbabwe an estimated 300,000 people do not have identity documents and are excluded from many parts of life

Collective trauma
Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee

Why even the most atrocious evil can have a banal basis

60 years ago, Hannah Arendt’s book “Eichmann in Jerusalem” caused a controversy

Genocidal violence
Zenzele Ndebele
Bhekizulu Tshuma

Gukurahundi: ZANU’s genocidal campaign against ZAPU

Zimbabwe’s ruling party still uses aggressive identity politics to stay in power

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Sovereign default
Arjuna Ranawana

Sri Lanka’s reform agenda is intimidating

To get IMF support, Sri Lanka must achieve the restructuring of existing loans

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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.

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
Defending the progress made

Governance

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

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions

Sustainability

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

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions