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Governance

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

Isaac Sagala

Why Kenya is on fire

For weeks, Kenya has been experiencing a wave of protests led by young people, triggered by an unpopular finance bill. No one can really say they didn’t see this coming. What is unfolding in Kenya is a lesson in what happens when the debt crisis escalates not ...

Mass suffering
Roli Mahajan

India’s disastrous second Covid-19 wave

Coronavirus is ravaging India’s cities and rural areas

Malawi
Rolf Drescher

Democratic achievements, but insufficient growth

After a quite peaceful, democratic change of government, Malawi is on a good path

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why Xi Jinping’s government is weaker than it seems

If you think China is the irresistibly rising world power, spare a thought for Oscar winner Chloé Zhao

Minorities
Boro Baski
Boro Baski

The pros and cons of the Ol-chiki script

Why a special alphabet for a minority’s language is controversial in India

Minorities
Boro Baski
Boro Baski

An Indian Adivasi community is divided by scripts

Santal development is hindered by too many options to write in Santali

Covid-19
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi

International NGO assesses pandemic impacts on human right

Human Rights Watch takes stock of Covid-19 pandemic

Access to public information
Raphael Mweninguwe

Top secret

Malawians looking for public information face a long and winding road to nowhere

Afghanistan
Nawid Paigham

Afghans feel left alone in view of US withdrawal

President Biden’s exit from Afghanistan is likely to be followed by escalating civil war

Reintegration
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

New homes for orphaned children

Zambia supports integrating orphaned or abandoned children into family settings

Media literacy
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi

Limit spread of fake news, starting in schools

Knowing what news sources are reliable – and why – is a key component of media literacy

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.

Why Kenya is on fire
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

Sustainability

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

Why Kenya is on fire
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