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Germany’s Federal Government
Gerd Müller

“Humanity’s common future”

Gerd Müller, Germany’s new federal minister for economic cooperation and development, spells out the fundamentals of his policies

World Wide Web
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Dramatic implications

There still is a “digital divide”, but it is not as destructive as expected a decade ago

Print edition

Contents January issue

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

E-governance
Maja Bott
Bianca Clausen

Great opportunities

Information technology opens up new opportunities for improving governance

Global governance
Erik Solheim

“Investigate internationally”

Erik Solheim of the OECD wants rich nations to step up the fight against illicit financial flows

Digital technology
Doris Köhn

“Improving people’s lives”

Doris Köhn: Governmental transparency and public participation serve development

Aid
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

On the edge of chaos

Ben Ramalingam criticises aid agencies' 19th century world view and wants them to rise to the challenges of complexity

European Union
Floreana Miesen

In need of harmonisation

Scholars warn that European development efforts are not sufficiently coordinated

Letters

Public responses

D+C/E+Z Feedback from our readers

Scholarship
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

New challenges

Stephan Klingebiel argues that development policy must adapt to a changing world

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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
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.

“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