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Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The UK is at sea

The UK is at sea

Editorial
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Particular urgency

In coastal regions, developmental challenges are especially evident

Nansen Initiative
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

The Nansen Initiative’s Protection Agenda

The Nansen Initiative’s Protection Agenda on what to do about disaster displacement

Global affairs
Platform on Disaster Displacement

The needs of displaced persons

Forced displacement related to disasters is one of the great humanitarian challenges of the 21st century

Infrastructure
Kacana Sipangule

Trade needs ports

Landlocked developing countries struggle with high trade costs and depend on transit countries

Adapting to climate change
Linda Engel

Valuable protection

The WAVE initiative calls attention to the value of ecosystem services that are provided by mangroves and coral reefs

Inequality
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Redistributing money and power

Gap between rich and poor is widening

World economy
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Sustainability requires fair wages

Sustainable economic development is not possible without fair pay

USA
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Plainly unpresidential

In his first 50 days in the White House, Donald Trump has not proved to be a serious policymaker

ODA
Frank Bliss

Cash transfers help the extreme poor

The idea of social protection is gaining momentum in development aid

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Poverty Reduction

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

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“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

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
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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