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Governance

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

Shakira Wafula
Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

“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.

Vehicle tax
Raphael Mweninguwe

Fouling the air

Malawi is imposing a new tax on vehicles, saying the revenues will help to fight climate change

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Eroding checks and balances

In the USA, constitutional checks and balances look increasingly weaker

Coronavirus
Anne Jung

Global responsibility

Coronavirus: health systems must serve all people, regardless of their income

Population trends
Alisa Kaps

Demographic transition

The countries of the global North are the forerunners of a population development that is now widespread in other world regions

Population trends
Alisa Kaps

More and more, older and older

Both ageing societies with declining populations and growing, youthful ones face serious challenges

Covid-19
Hans-Joachim Preuss

African responses

Sub-Saharan health-care systems tend to be weak, so preventive action is needed in view of Covid-19

Pandemic
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Scientific mind-set versus covidiots

Religious obscurantism is making it harder to prevent Covid-19

History preservation
Thuany Rodrigues

Reclaiming a legacy

Brazil aims to preserve the historical legacy of Quilombos, communities of escaped slaves

Human rights
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Humanity or barbarism

EU refugee policy raises doubts that the EU takes human rights as seriously as it preaches to others

Covid-19
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Global action urgently needed

An incomplete selection of important statements concerning global response to Covid-19

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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

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.

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities