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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 ...

Stillbirths
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

A question of life and death

Zimbabwe’s high rate of stillbirth is a symptom of a broken medical system

Organisation
Daisy Tanja Scheffler
Claudia Isabel Rittel

Making Black people visible and strong

The organisation Future of Ghana promotes and supports young people with African roots in Germany

Urban master plans
Katie Cashman

UN-Habitat provides advice on how to design liveable cities

What difference successful urban master plans make

Our view
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Sharing fundamental values

Immigration benefits host countries and often also countries of origin

Diaspora communities
Emmalyn Liwag Kotte

To Filipinos, labour migration is normal, not unusual

Masses of Filipino women live and work abroad

Labour migration
Dilip Ratha

Preserving the lifeline of migrants’ remittances

For many developing countries, reduced remittances and less foreign-direct investment are a double whammy

Cobalt mining
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Battery-powered growth

Zambia is looking to boost production of cobalt for use in electric vehicles

Environmental protection
Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar

Cleaner air for Punjab

The regional government of Pakistan’s most populous province is taking steps to reduce air pollution

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Biden won thanks to 23,000 voters in three states

Even without Trump, US democracy looks shaky

Political transition
Sofian Philip Naceur

Is Tunisia’s democracy at risk?

In its relations with Tunisia, the EU should focus on the needs of this young democracy rather than its own interests

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