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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 ...

Informal settlements
Rabson Kondowe

Living on the edge

Residents of Malawi’s slums face dire conditions with little hope of improvement

Building bridges
Richa Arora

Why diaspora communities are powerful development actors

In countries of residence as well as origin, policymakers should engage with migrant communities

Oxfam
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Fundamental change needed to overcome inequality

To enable everyone to live a good life, Oxfam demands social and environmental justice

Special interests
Michael Steffen
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The public good must not be left to powerful billionaires

Beware of plutocrats’ self-interest, even when they engage in philanthropy

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Covid-19 vaccines: we must not lose more time

People in all countries must be inoculated against coronavirus as soon as possible

Health hazards
Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar

In Pakistan, toxins put the poor particularly at risk

Pakistan’s laws to control chemical pollution are hardly enforced

Burundi
Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

Full classes despite Corona

Burundi’s schools stay open during pandemic, keeping a distance is not mandatory

Immigrants
Giselle Zenga
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Highs and lows of immigrant life in Germany

Three immigrants in Frankfurt tell their story

Military coup
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Where hope lies

The military coup is a major setback for democracy in Myanmar

Immigrants
Mariame Racine Sow
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Highs and lows of immigrant life in Germany

Three immigrants in Frankfurt tell their story

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