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Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Risky investments

In spite of the aid affectiveness agenda, developmental programmes are still risky investments

Donor action
Andris Piebalgs

Results matter, not input

EU Commissioner Piebalgs explains how he wants to boost aid effectiveness

News

McDonald’s leaves Bolivia

In brief

Democracy
Peter Hauff

Populism and bloodshed

When elections boost the risk of violence

December edition

Letters to the editor

Letters to our December edition

Civic participation
Michael Konow

Grassroots matter

In Niger, civil society needs support at the grassroots level

Good governance
Maria Elisabeth Rotter

Sensible but insufficient

Plans for the European Endowment for Democracy are heading in the wrong direction

Multilateral summit
Antonio Tujan Jr.

“A rather solid  foundation”

Civil society leader finds Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation promising

Brief History
Vera Dicke

New paradigms in a new millennium

From Rome to Busan: a brief history of the High Level Forums on Aid Effectiveness

Policy advice
Fabian Scholtes

Bridging the gap

How to interest aid agencies adn policymakers in research

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Poverty Reduction

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

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
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests

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.

Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court