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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 ...

Urbanisation
Edith Koesoemawiria

Jakarta’s lasting challenges

Even if Indonesia’s government relocates to Kalimantan, the problems of the former capital will deserve attention

Immigrants
Sengül Yalcin-Ioannidis
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Highs and lows of immigrant life in Germany

Three immigrants in Frankfurt tell their story

Child prostitution
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Hunger and poverty make young girls sell their bodies

Zimbabwe is seeing a spike in child prostitution as poverty and hunger spread

Global governance
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Sensible utopian visions may eventually come true

In view of climate crisis, Covid-19 pandemic and computerised communication, we need more stringent global governance

Covid-19 vaccination
Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu

Covid-19 vaccination: Don’t leave Africa behind

Africa’s coronavirus statistics look comparatively good, but inoculation is needed urgently nonetheless

Côte d’Ivoire
Christoph Hoffmann

Reform-oriented Côte d’Ivoire has come to a standstill

To entrench democratic principles, admonishing words are not enough

Turkish immigrants
Timur Tinç

Divided community with identity problems

People in Germany with Turkish roots have identity problems – a situation fuelled by the Turkish president

Sanitation
Raphael Mweninguwe

Clean water, clean contracts

Corruption charges cast shadows over efforts to upgrade Malawi’s water systems

Burundi
Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

Burundi’s diaspora and its remittances are largely unknown

Burundi wants to improve its exchange with its citizens abroad

Relevant reading
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

The Middle East and the challenge to the west

French scholar wants western governments to reconsider approach to MENA region

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