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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 ...

Private sector
Stefanie Bauer

Building peace

A strong private sector makes lasting peace more likely

Democracy and human rights
Bettina von Dungen

Include the indigenous

Perus economy is growing, while ecological aspects are neglected. This affects especially indigenous people

Interview
Dirk Niebel

“Hunger can be halved by 2015”

German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development is about to formulate a follow-up strategy for the MDGs for the years until 2030

Individual accountability
Helmut Reifeld

Emergency relief or a new beginning?

Development agencies must emphasise democracy, markets and individual responsibilty

Rapid appraisal
Agnes Abuom

Where we are

Rapid appraisal of Millennium Development Goals

Industrial competitiveness
Sachin Joshi

“Consider going local”

Indian companies innovate products poor people can afford

Congo
Cathrine Schweikardt

On the run

Displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

World affairs
Jens Martens

Urgent issues

Jens Martens of the Global Policy Forum Europe wants new mulitlateral goals for policymakers

Human rights
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Denial within one’s family

Many countries deny gay and lesbian people’s human rights

Donor policies
Frank Bliss

Focus on minorities

Donors are neglecting the disadvantaged minorities of developing countries

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.

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