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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.

Food
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

100 million more people face hunger

Food: 100 million more people face hunger

Poverty and biodiversity
Frithjof Schmidt
Janna Schönfeld

Plundering West Africa

EU trade policy is undermining EU goals in terms of development and environment in West Africa

Biodiversity
Lennart Båge

Feeding a growing population

Biodiversity: Feeding a growing population

Crisis state
Heinrich Plote

Infrastructure of peace

Infrastructure for Liberia’s new start

Interview
Håkan Hydén

“Hope for incremental progress”

Hope for incremental progress on rule of law in China

Aid effectiveness
Peter Nunnenkamp

The myth of NGO superiority

Aid effectiveness: The myth of NGO superiority

Fighting poverty
Eleonore von Bothmer
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Credibility is the key

Credibility is the key

Interview
Joe Yamagata

“Infrastructure to assist the poor”

How the Asian Development is cooperating with the private sector on infrastructure

Kenya
Meike Scholz

Uncertain future

Kenya: Uncertain future

Comment
Mirjam Gehrke

Ecuador’s Correa wins on points

Uribe isolated, Chávez embarassed, Correa prevailing

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

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