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Labour market
Linda Engel

Disadvantaged women

More and better jobs are needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals – especially for women and young people

PEGNet Conference
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Measures to reduce inequality

Public investments in education and social protection help to reduce inequality

Social entrepreneurship
Bettina Meier

A balancing act

NGOs are founding companies in order to fund themselves with profits

Editorial
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Global social contract

A lot must still happen to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of decent work

Structural change
Tilman Altenburg

The retail revolution

WalMart, Tesco and others are conquering markets in developing countries

Development Effectiveness Rating
Christiane Rudolph

Measuring how good a job is

DEG uses new tool for assessing employment quality and developmental impacts

Green Climate Fund
Liane Schalatek

Signalling effect for global climate finance

The Green Climate Fund is important for implementing the Paris agreement

Relevant reading
Hans-Jochen Luhmann

Great disenchantment

Beyond the Paris agreement: new books on the status of global climate policy

Infrastructure
Dirk Messner

“We need to build shock resilience”

DIE-GDI director Dirk Messner assesses state of global climate action ahead of UN summit in Bonn

Climate change
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The lasting impacts of the “little ice age”

In the 16th century, global cooling triggered a comprehensive transformation of European society

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Poverty Reduction

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
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

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.

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities

Sustainability

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities