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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...

Disarmament
Claudia Isabel Rittel

The vision thing

Disarmement: Negotiating Obama's vision

Civil war
Claudia Isabel Rittel

Sri Lanka’s chance for peace

End of civil war: Sri Lanka's chance for peace

Rule of law
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The trouble with Guantánamo

Rule of law. The trouble with Guantánamo

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Degrees of lawlessness

Degrees of lawlessness

Primary education
Nicholas Negroponte

“We see the child as the agent of change”

Making use of laptops in schools in remote areas of developing countries

Sustainability
Klaus Töpfer

“Tackle two crises at once”

Former head of UNEP puts financial crisis, climate change and mega-city development into context

Relevant reading
Katharina Michaelowa
Katharina Michaelowa
Jean Bourdon

Struck by crisis

Review article: The global financial crisis impact on universal primary education

Comment
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Overblown argument

Dambisa Moyo’s anti-aid argument is completely overblown

Public participation
Jörn Geißelmann
Christine Warmer

Ambivalent role

Cautious attempts to involve citizens in the management of Chinese urban agglomerations

Primary education
Grimaldo Rengifo

Iskay Yachay – two kinds of knowledge

Andean primary education must take account of children’s day-to-day experience

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