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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 ...

Refugee camps
Qaabata Boru

Kakuma camp has become a permanent settlement

Living conditions in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp are harsh and dangerous

Marginalised communities
Thuany Rodrigues

Where Brazil's neglected people live

Favelas are a particular kind of disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Brazilian cities

Our view
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

More than a mere shelter

Upgrading slums is one of the crucial issues to provide adequate housing for all

Horn of Africa
Markus Rudolf

Who is caught in the crossfire of Ethiopia’s recent conflict

In Ethiopia’s ongoing Tigray conflict, Eritrean refugees are especially at risk

Child brides
Raphael Mweninguwe

An early end to childhood

Despite a law banning marriage under age 18, Malawi is seeing an increase

Corruption
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Medical mystery

Thefts of Covid-19 medical supplies highlight Kenya’s corruption problem

Lebanon
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar

Quick reforms are not in sight in Beirut

In Lebanon, the sense of optimism that was in the air a year ago is gone

Identities
Ulrich Goedeking

Pulling the levers of power in Bolivia

With or without representation parliament, political movements have long influenced Bolivian politics

Senior citizens
Jürgen Focke

A mobilising force

Older People’s Associations organise social security, financial support and political influence for older people

Algeria
Sofian Philip Naceur

Protestors still call for genuine democracy in Algeria

Why the constitutional referendum did not end Algeria’s political crisis

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.

Modern dowry payment in Kenya
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

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