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Governance

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”

Kenya’s youth have been taking to the streets against the government for weeks. Sports student Shakira Wafula almost involuntarily became a face of the movement. In this interview, she talks about what is driving young Kenyans.

Covid-19

Pandemic apartheid

In India, Hindu-supremacists are now blaming Muslims for Covid-19

Energy policy

Water over the dam

Zambia’s dependence on hydropower is becoming increasingly problematic

Ageing and social protection

Africa’s demographic transition

For the care and social protection of Africa's aging population, governments must now take action

IDPs

Greater international commitment is needed

A study calls for a sharper international focus on the problem of internal displacement

Rail travel

Hot time in the city

Rio de Janeiro’s urban train operator promises better conditions – and not a moment too soon

Teenager

What sex education is really about

Pakistan shows why comprehensive sex education would improve young people’s lives

Social inequality

Care-giving and household chores keep women poor

Social inequality is hampering efforts to overcome poverty – women and girls are particularly affected

Study

Comforted by talking to God

World Vision study: Faith helps children to cope better with trauma of flight

Societal Ageing

Turning grey

The rapid ageing of India’s population raises questions about who will support the country’s old people in future

Pandemic

Science-based protection

African responses to Covid-19 must be evidence-based and context-specific