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Contents May issue

D+C/E+Z: Contents page of May's print edition with links to all contributions

Development research
Linda Kleemann
Maximilian Neumann

Untapped potential

Researchers admit they should do more to reach out to policymakers and professionals from development agencies

Health
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Cooking stoves kill

Over 7 million deaths annually are caused by air pollution, according to the World Health Organisation

Armament
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Many conflicts – many weapons

Mixed messages in the latest SIPRI yearbook assessing global military expenditure

Environment
Christoph Suess

Urgent need for action

IPCC says that climate change can be mitigated, and warns that action must be taken fast

News

In brief

Presidential elections in Afghanistan, Minister Müller invites contributions to Future Charta, staff members of MSF killed, ADB bemoans inequality

Expert opinion

Lasting relevance

How experts assess the results of the High-Level-Meeting (HLM) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) in Mexico City

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

All politics is local

Devolution of government powers to sub-national levels deepens democracy and serves long term stability

Twin cities
Stefan Wilhelmy

Tackling climate issues

Local governments in Germany draft and implement climate policies with twin cities in the Global South

Faith-based activism
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Essential matters

Why human rights depend on civil-society activism and what role the churches can play

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Poverty Reduction

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

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
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018

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.

“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