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Official development assistance

Failing “failed” states

According to Oxfam, donors are neglecting fragile states

World Bank
Mario Stumm

More responsibility for developing countries

How voice reform came about at the World Bank

World Social Forum
Mohamed Gueye

Near flop

The World Social Forum was about to flop

Journalism
Halima Umar Sani
Abubakar Salihu Abubakar

Making friends on the air

Freedom Radio’s police programme is putting pressure on law enforcers in Kano, Nigeria

Health
Frank Odenthal

Dedicated at first, discouraged later

State intervention is undermining Ghana’s succesful health microinsurance schemes

Poverty
Martin Kämpchen

Precarious balance

Poverty is more than a mere lack of material goods

International migration

Brazil in the war for talent

Brazil in the war for talent

Civic activism
Hans-Jürgen Beerfeltz

Advisers and watchdogs

State Secretary Beerfeltz elaborates on civil society's indispensable role

Food security
Peter Hauff

Pre-programmed hunger

Food prices keeping rising

Donor countries
Nicolaus von der Goltz

Bucking the trend

The British government is cutting spending, but not ODA

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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