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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...

EU expansion
Stefanie Ricarda Roos

Watchdog and cooperation partner

In Romania and Bulgaria, civil-society organisations are demanding rule of law

Interview with Mojib Latif, climate scientist
Mojib Latif

No clear pattern

Eminent climate scientist demands rigorous scientific standards from IPCC

Reforming technical cooperation
Tom Pätz

Breathing organisation

Reforming technical cooperation

Transport
Berthold Volberg

Driving growth

Smart logisitics can boost private-sector development in SADC countries

Women’s health
Nfamara Jawneh

Gambian circumcisers drop their knives

Tradtional healers in the Gambia discontinue genital mutilation

Relevant reading
Dirk Reinhard

Small means, massive impact

Review: relevant reading on microinsurance

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Ask Obama

The rights to deposit savings, access credit and enjoy insurance protection

Afghanistan

Engaging with the Taliban

Afghanistan conference in London: talking to the Taliban

Rwanda
Claudia Isabel Rittel

Peace before truth

Peace before truth in Rwanda

Freedom of expression
Claudia Isabel Rittel

China’s cyber spies

Chinese cyber spies attack Google

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