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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...

Climate Change
Ann-Kathrin Schneider

Unaware of risks

Huge Dam projects in the Himalayas pay no attention to global warming

Think tanks
Will Swanson

Targeting hearts and minds

Making peace in unconventional wars

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Room for improvement

Primary education must make sense to children

Primary education
Ute Schaeffer

Learning by Ear

Deutsche Welle provides radio-education for young Africans

Electric power
Sandip Chattopadhyay

Rural self-sufficiency

South Indian village is self-sufficient in terms of power generation

Regional integration
Claudia Isabel Rittel

Out of touch

Slow progress on regional integration in Africa

Governance
Sabine Horst
Klaus Althoff

Boosting competence

Qualifying senior staff in developing countries via personal counselling

Primary education
Atussa Ziai

New school books, new boost

Education sector in Pakistan has improved in the last years, yet a lot has to be done

Higher education
Ved Kumari

Justice matters

Law schools must teach students complex notions of justice

Op-ed views

Clashing colours

International media assess Thailand’s tensions

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