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Latin America and the Caribbean
Relevant reading
Rainer Thiele

Reduced inequality in Latin America

Rainer Thiele: Relevant reading on Latin America's reduced income disparities

Social programmes
Linda Vierecke
Christoph Peters

Escaping need

Bolivia’s social programmes have considerably reduced extreme poverty

Brazil
Fernando J. Cardim de Carvalho

In need of new approaches

Brazil's recent development model has been successful, but now the country needs new policies to drive growth and reduce social disparities

Ecosystems
Lea Dünow
Christian Pirzer
Anja Schelchen

Protecting the environment

How people in Brazil can contribute to preventing natural catastrophes by protecting the environment

Financial markets
Jürgen Kaiser

Argentina and the vultures

Argentina’s new financial troubles result from a legal loophole in the international economic order

Organised crime
Verónica Corchado
Sonja Peteranderl

“A deal with death”

How illegal drug trafficking destroys my home town Ciudad Juárez

Music
Sarah Hornsby

„Constructing citizenship”

In Sao Paulo, music schools boost self-confidence of marginalised youth

Forest protection
Friederike Bauer

Bonus for early movers

KfW contributes to protecting Brazil’s rainforest

Non-traditional agriculture
Sebastián Artigas

Caring about cannabis

Marihuana production is legal in Uruguay, offering farmers new sources of income

Sports event
Ellen Thalman

Economic frustration

With World Cup looming, Brazilians are protesting because of economic frustrations

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Poverty Reduction

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

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
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

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