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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 crisis
Imme Scholz

Ban solar geoengineering

If a technology’s risks cannot be assessed, it must not be used – and certainly not globally

Mali
Karim Okanla

It is hard to see how ECOWAS can escape stalemate

Because Mali’s military regime has postponed elections, ECOWAS has imposed sanctions.

Democracy
Katie Cashman
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Looming minority rule in the USA

Joe Biden’s global influence is diminished by an unrepresentative Senate

Green recovery
José Siaba Serrate
José Siaba Serrate

Reviving Latin American economies sustainably

Latin America and the Caribbean should focus its economic recovery budget on ‘green’ projects

Gender equality
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Successes and setbacks in women's equality

Despite the pandemic, UNICEF never lost sight of its commitment to gender equality

Disability
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Empowering women and changing minds

Civil-society organisations are calling for the empowerment of disabled women who have experienced violence

Violent conflict
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu

Reasons why the AU is dithering while Ethiopia burns

Only Ethiopians can solve Ethiopia’s problems

Disempowerment
Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

Where women work and men decide

According to a Burundian saying, he who lacks a good woman lacks wealth

Our view
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The truth must be remembered

Those who suppress the historical truth, ultimately want to suppress people

Emancipation
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar

Women are slowly asserting themselves in MENA region

In Arab countries, examples prove that patriarchal family traditions can indeed be changed

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