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Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why offshore financiers stoke nationalist sentiments

The rise of right-wing populism is closely linked to the growth of offshore finance

Informal work
Fabian Jacobs

Better education and training

More education is crucial to create less informal and more formal work

Summer Special
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

The value of 158 varieties of cauliflower

Documentary calls attention to the massive loss of edible plants

Health
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Homosexuality is not a disease

The World Health Organization considers homosexuality as normal behaviour

Development policy
Michael Krempin

A measure of SDG finance

OECD is working on a new way to measure SDG finance

ODA
Michael Krempin

Beyond the threshold

Far fewer countries will be eligible to receive ODA in the future – that means problems for SDG finance

Blog
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Keeping women down

Violence against women is used to keep them out of public life

Our view
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Changing roles

A long socialisation process is still needed to make equality between women and men a reality

ODA
Stephan Klingebiel

The end of certainties

The dominance of migration targets is the defining change in development policy

Biodiversity
Theresa Krinninger

A million species at risk

The World Biodiversity Council issues a warning about mass extinction and pushes for the adoption of ambitious environmental protection measures

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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