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Mobilising capital
Andrew Gaines

Reassuring investors by insuring them

Subsidised insurances could encourage investors to fund businesses in developing countries

Comment
Sachin Chaturvedi

Move on

Donors must move to make High Level Forum on Aid Effectivenss succeed

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Aptly chosen

Enough to do for Germany’s Development Ministry in the next ten years

Agriculture
Markus Fibiger
Anna K. Weber
Simone Schnabel

Good intentions aren’t enough

Contract farming in Namibia is not yet as successful as planned

Roundtable
Simon Maxwell
Dirk Messner

“Focus on global development”

Global governance is the most important future development issue

Clean Development Mechanism
Nicola Ursina Blum
Christina Gradl
Anna Santa Cruz

Every little bit helps

Clean Development Mechanism: every little bit helps

Comment
Mark Gorman

Recognise urgent needs

UN tackles non-communicable diseases, but no fresh money is made available

50 years of Germany's Development Ministry
Dirk Niebel

Open minds – better opportunities

German minister on future development policy

Environmental sustainability
Merle Becker

Rural potential

How climate protection depends on smarter agriculture

Aid history
Hans-Peter Repnik

“Political and democratic values”

Hans-Peter Repnik discusses his time in office as parliamentary state secretary in the development ministry

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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.

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
Defending the progress made

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