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Governance

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

Rehan Fernando

Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts

Buddhism is Sri Lanka’s main religion, but Christianity, Hinduism and Islam also have a large following. The country has experienced several conflicts over the last five decades, influenced by factors such as nationalism and economic policy, but not least by r...

Local-government finance
Ulrich Nitschke
Tim Auracher

The right balance

Benin's model of local-government finance sets African standards

Social protection
Matthias Meissner

Ways out of old-age poverty

Societies are ageing in many countries

Editorial

Trials and tribulations

Pros and cons of tourism

Philippines
Shay Cullen

The curse of sex tourism

Sex tourism breeds corruption in the Philippines

Emissions
Eva-Maria Verfürth

A question of justice

InWEnt and TI discuss outlook for climate diplomacy

Fair-trade travelling
Harald A. Friedl

Complex issues

Development opportunities and ethical challenges of tourism

Intellectual heritage
Philip Lepenies

What the know-it-alls don’t understand

Why development professionals tend to think they know it all

Global warming
Andrea Herbst

Enormous carbon emissions

Tourists’ air travels are not climate friendly

Colonial past
Salua Nour

A bandage on a tumour

Not much reason to celebrate: 50 years of independence in Africa

Internet
Claudia Isabel Rittel

Indispensable broadband

The new digital divide is about broadband

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.

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
Turning point in sanctions policy

Sustainability

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

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
Turning point in sanctions policy