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Bodily autonomy
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Women’s rights are human rights

World Population Report demands right to bodily autonomy and equality

Diversity
Aviva Freudmann

Women at work

How “2X Challenge” investments are making a difference

Financial inclusion
Jen Braswell
Aviva Freudmann

Investing in women

Investing in female-focused businesses yields big dividends for all concerned

Aid effectiveness
Maren van Treel
Maren van Treel

Limiting economic Corona ­damage

What can be done against economic Corona damage

Aid effectiveness
Jochen Kluve
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Digital tools serve evaluation purposes

Head of KfW evaluation department elaborates goals, methods and accuracy of his work

Our view
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Risks and opportunities of digitalisation

Digital transformation of society and the economy requires government regulation

Internet
Charles Martin-Shields

Beijing’s growing influence on internet rules

China’s technological clout may influence internet governance

Technology
Charles Martin-Shields

How food aid sometimes serves US interests

Technologies used in development programmes carry hidden agendas

Cyberspace
Charles Martin-Shields

Defining the new digital world order

The US and China are locked in a battle for dominance in cyberspace

Summer Special
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Healthy soil, healthy climate

Documentary presents a vision of farmers for a different, climate-friendly form of agriculture

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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.

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions

Sustainability

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

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions