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Global
In brief

News of the week

Relevant news – 2 May to 8 May

Global leadership
Saleemul Huq

“The time for talking has passed”

Climate-diplomacy veteran from Bangladesh explains why Paris summit will not solve all problems and emerging markets are becoming leaders

Public finance
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Increasing debt problems

CSOs demand UN mechanism for solving debt crises

Land grabbing
Michael Windfuhr

Growing demand for land

Why land grabs have become a hot topic

Land grabbing
Michael Windfuhr

Shared responsibility

How to prevent land grabs

In brief
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

News of the week

Relevant news – 25 April to 1 May

Refugee policy

“Grim problem”

Media judge the EU’s resolutions on refugees as insufficient

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Stay in touch

For the last time, our monthly magazine has gone to press

Editorial
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Equal rights for all

Discrimination is a global phenomenon – but some places are worse than others

Relevant reading
Nina Eschke

Protecting and promoting minorities

Relevant reading: how to protect minorities

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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
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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