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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...

Development and the arts
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola

Novelist, activist, martyr

The lasting legacy of Ken Saro-Wiwa in Nigeria

Comment
Helmut Danner

Balance of Power

Delicately balanced power in Keny’s awkward coalition

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Do more

Development agencies have their work cut out

Comment
Ridwanul Hoque

A lot still to be done

One year of unprecedented power by democratic mandate in Bangladesh

Aid effectiveness
Andrea von Rauch

Ownership by way of expertise

Capacity building on the aid-effectiveness agenda

Weapons
Claudia Isabel Rittel

Double game

France’s former leaders engulfed in “Angola-Gate”

Interview
Madiambal Diagne

“Prudent conditionality”

Senegalese publisher elaborates quality papers’ role in development

Meaningful aid
Eduardo Araral

“A helping hand, not a grabbing one”

Lessons learned from Asian success

Aid effectiveness
Arnaldo Pellini
John Young

Taking research into account

Research-based evidence could make a difference

Misbehaving donor agencies
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
Tuon Thavrak

Dinosaurs at work

Donor agencies do not adhere to aid-effectiveness principles in Cambodia

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