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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...

Latin America
Claudia Isabel Rittel

Divisive anti-drug war

Divisive anti-drug war

Business partnerships
Eva-Maria Verfürth

“Open transfer of knowledge”

German corporations cooperate with young African leaders

Global warming
Thomas Kluge

“Wastewater is a resource”

Smarter water infrastructure is made necessary by climate change

Global warming
Cynthia Brenda Awuor
Andrew Ochieng Adwera

“Very limited human resources”

Mombasa is a telling example of what climate change holds in store for coastal towns

Public-sector reform
Andreas Foerster

Donors must be patient

Harmonised donors need patience concerning public-sector reform in Zambia

Comment
Jennifer Dube

Mission impossible

Hardly reason to celebrate: one year of awkward power sharing in Zimbabwe

Fighting poverty
Franziska Baur

Right to life

Maternal health: an unattainable goal by 2015

Leadership
Hinrich Mercker

Managers of climate change

Leadership qualities that help to mitigate climate change

NATO
Marco Seliger

“At the moment, hardly anything is being built”

German security expert assesses difficulties in Afghanistan

Elections
Susanne Giese

Democracy prevails in Ghana

The reasons for Ghana’s success at holding democratic elections

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