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Glasses for the poor
Jana Jagalski

A better outlook

Poor people can afford the robust visual aids the OneDollarGlasses initiative has developed

BMZ
Michael Bohnet

Shifting paradigms

The BMZ must face global challenges

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Welcoming refugees is right response to Paris atrocities

West must counteract ISIS propaganda of clashing civilisations

Comment
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Great nations

What makes a nation great

Cheaponomics
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Why cheap is expensive

Low consumer-good prices are misleading because they hide the true social and environmental costs

Scholarships
Jana Jagalski

Discovering new perspectives

Artists-in-residence programmes facilitate international exchange

Visual media

From initial idea to film distribution

Weltfilme.org funds and facilitates film projects in developing countries

The arts
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

A human right

Why the arts need and deserve freedom

Refugees
Ellen Thalman

Better than camps

Why including refugees in main-stream society is so important

Civic mindedness
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Scope for action

The only guideline for Engagement Global’s support for CSOs is promotion of human rights

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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.

“Dialogue of life”
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

Sustainability

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

“Dialogue of life”
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