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Financial markets
Jayati Ghosh

Too much of the same

Globally harmonised banking regulation does not serve developing countries’ needs

Military
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Spending fortunes on weapons

International military expenditure

Private Sector
Marie Pardey

Untapped business potential

World Bank subsidiary IFC emphasises women’s role in business

Comment
Michael Bünte

Ageing societies

Poverty is increasingly becoming a problem that haunts old people

Land tenure
Ellen Thalman

Conflict prone

Global Soil Week: competition for fertile land is intensifying

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Traditions and modernity

Health care challenges beyond the MDGs

Infrastructure
Bastian Schnabel

Safe supply

WHO promotes process management for ensuring safe drinking water

Print edition

Contents December issue

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

Demographic change
Michael Bünte

Specific health problems

Developing countries must prepare for ageing populations with specific health needs

Media response

Merely 15 %

Op-Ed views on the UN climate summit in Qatar

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Poverty Reduction

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

“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
Mexico’s first female president

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything

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