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Governance

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

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...

Media development

Experiences from Zimbabwe's regime of repression

A media conference in Hamburg will examine false information, hate speech and the role the media plays in this context

India’s Adivasis

Over 100 million people belong to India’s scheduled tribes

India’s Adivasi communities’ have traditional norms - and a special legal status

Economic meltdown

Sri Lanka’s new president is well known, but not popular

After dominating politics in Colombo for a long time, the Rajapaksa brothers have lost their grip on power

Governance

How central Indian forests become sites of conflict

When tensions escalate, Indian laws to protect the ecology and grassroots communities hardly make a difference

Security

Islamist extremists operate like typical insurgents

In West Africa’s security crisis, local contexts have international ramifications

Our View

Global challenges require global responses

Humanity’s common future depends on sovereign governments cooperating to ensure prudent global governance

Culture Special

They did not belong anywhere

Leïla Slimani’s novel “In the country of others” casts a light on colonial mentality and the diverse facets of not belonging

Multilateralism

"The UN must adapt to global change"

Ugandan environment scholar says poor coordination thwarts UN agencies’ effectiveness

Traditional medicine

Why many Africans must rely on informal health care

Traditional medicine is often inadequate, though it does work in many cases and is comparatively cheap

Demographic change

Older people’s rights are human rights

Countries in the global South are also contending with a demographic change, which is presenting significant challenges for their societies