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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

ODA under attack

Populist forces in rich countries are calling development aid into question. Drastic cuts are looming in many places. Efforts are needed to improve communication and restore trust.

Primary education
Boro Baski
Boro Baski

Teaching Santal children

Long-term success of non-formal Adivasi school in West Bengal

Climate
Claudia Isabel Rittel

Final sprint at snail's pace

Climate negotiations inch forward slowly ahead of Copenhagen

Climate protection
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Green roof

Indian energy-efficiency experts take a look at German building practices

Intergovernmental cooperation
Peter Pieck

West Africa sets an example

International Management of the River Niger

Provincial budgets
Lotte Schneider
Bella Monse
Konrad Obermann

The politics of soap

The local politics of preventive health care in Filipino schools

Energy
Will Swanson

Biofuels’ hidden costs

Energy: Biofuel's hidden costs

Social networks
Clemens Greiner
Michael Schnegg

Urban-rural lifestyles

Rural-urban networking secures livelihoods

Lawlessness
John Emeka Akude

Recipe for strife

The causes of West African militia violence

Gender
Martina Sabra

Enforcing pro-women law reform

Women’s rights legislation needs to be enforced in Arab world

Comment
Claudia Isabel Rittel

EU fails to take a stand

EU bears responsibilty for Italy’s rabid policy on migration

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.

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
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

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
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions