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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...

Hotels
Elke Zimmermann

Slow death

Water prices, the Dead Sea and Jordan’s lush hotel oases

Comment
Marc Epprecht

The politics of gay-bashing

Western influences on African homophobia

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Getting the figures right

Lies, damn lies, statistics

Media
Rousbeh Legatis
Rousbeh Legatis

Supporting journalists as peace builders

Appropriately supported, journalists will contribute to Colombian peace

Angola
Johannes Beck

Troublesome legacy

Angola’s poverty persists as oil exports boom

Mexico
Claudia Isabel Rittel

The strongest drug cartel wins

Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel

Indeces
Emily Calaminus

Broadening the perspective

Pitfalls of using indicators to measure democracy

Mass media
Eleonore von Bothmer

“More depth”

Why citizen journalists make an important difference

Poverty reduction
Uwe Singer
Markus Wauschkuhn

Goals that make a difference

Accurately assessing the MDGs and meaningful goals beyond

Rural development
René Gommes
Jürgen Grieser

Protecting small farmers

Crop-insurance schemes make sense where there is sufficient data

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