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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...

Women’s rights
Ved Kumari

The Constitution can wait

Gender-neutral language clouds discrimination against women in India

Food
Claudia Isabel Rittel

Yet more hunger

More than 1 billion people are suffering hunger

Comment
Albert Recknagel

Unsatisfying results

2oth anniversary of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Women’s rights
Rita Schäfer

Overburdened judiciary staff

South Africa struggles to enforce modern family legislation

Military expenditure
Claudia Isabel Rittel

Brazil and Venezuela buy arms

Budding arms race in Latin America

Matrimonial and family law
Atuki Turner

Harmful tradition

Women’s rights in Unganda in view of the bride-price burden

Common pool resources
Eduardo Araral

Overcoming a tragedy

Nobel laureate Elinor Ostrom’s contribution to develpment theory and policies

Comment
Mohammad Ali Khan

A severe blow

"Let's hope UN withdrawl from Pakistan is indeed temporary"

Trade and regional integration
Günther Taube
Hauke Broecker

Tough EPA talks

EPA talks are stalling, capacity building might help

Dept
Claudia Isabel Rittel

Vulture fund drains Congo’s life blood

Vulture fund is exploting DR Congo

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