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Global
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

French matters, whether the FT likes it or not

Languages of former colonial powers

Renewable energy
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Emerging markets overtake industrialised states

Record investments in solar, wind and hydropower

Relevant reading
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Analogue limits of digital growth

Two recent publications - including one from the World Bank - explain why digitalisation, in itself, does not bring about human development

Law
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Everyday violence against the poor

How everyday violence locks poor people into poverty and what needs to be done about it

Human rights
Ridwanul Hoque

“A situation of bonded labour”

Many Bangladeshi migrants are exploited abroad

Commodity prices
Nassir Djafari

Explosive issue

Unless commodity exporting countries diversify their economies, crises loom

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

World Bank rhetoric contributes to distorted public image

World Development Report shies away from serious conflicts of interest

Multilateral banks
Kathrin Berensmann
Kathrin Berensmann

New players with handicaps

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the New Development Bank (NDB) are changing the landscape of international financial institutions

2030 Agenda
Susanne Sawadogo

Ambitious minimum goals

Experts consider SDGs more ambitious than MDGs but often too vague

Editorial
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

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Poverty Reduction

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

Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“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

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful

Governance

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

Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“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

Sustainability

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

Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“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