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Historical background
Markus Loewe
Markus Loewe

“An appropriate approach”

Social-protection policies must not wait until a country becomes prosperous

Climate change
Jennifer Morgan

Building momentum

Why the Paris climate summit in December is likely to deliver more than the one in Copenhagen in 2009

Cyberwar
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Beware digital jihad

International recruitment for ISIS takes place in social media networks

In brief

News of the week

Relevant news – 27 June to 3 July

Meat production
Barbara Unmüssig
Christine Chemnitz

When table and trough compete

Meat production can meet rising global demand in the long term – but only at excessive environmental and social costs

UN
Rebecca Renz

Hunger in numbers

UN argues that MDG 1 showed fighting hunger can succeed

Relevant reading
Hans-Jochen Luhmann

Economics beats politics

Relevant reading – who and what could drive climate protection forward

In brief

News of the week

Relevant news – 20 June to 26 June

Editorial
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Less is more

Meat must be produced in an animal- and environment-friendly way

Development finance
Ulrich Post

Not much momentum for change

The Financing for Development summit in Addis must result in binding commitments to achieve sustainable development

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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