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Latin America and the Caribbean
Guatemala
Patricia Galicia

Nowadays: A midwife becomes politician

Patricia Galicia: A Guatemalan midwife becomes a political leader

Microinsurance
Caroline Sölle de Hilari

Healthy clients

Pro Mujer: Why microfinance institutions should offer healthcare services too

Ecological destruction
Julio César Bernio

Conquest by chainsaw

Logging in the subtropical dry forest deprives indigenous people in Argentina of their livelihood

Bolivia
Alcides Vadillo

Making enemies talk

Promoting dialogue systematically helps to tackle Bolivian social conflicts by peaceful means

Nowadays
Patricia Galicia

Spreading hope

Guatemalan radio station encourages women to become involved in public affairs

Democracy
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Justice delayed

Judgement against former dictator of Guatemala is landmark despite anullment by Supreme Court

Higher education
Gudrun Busch

The people want to learn

Why many Brazilian students choose to go to night school after work

Evangelical churches
Carlos Albuquerque

Gaining ground

Evangelical churches are on the rise in Brazil, and even have political influence

Local government
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Water investments in Peru

The Inter-American Development Bank assesses the flaws of participatory budgeting in Peru’s water sector

Entrepreneurship
Carolina Carias

Village money

In Honduras, the promotion of entrepreneurship based on locally available assets is boosting development

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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.

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
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

Sustainability

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

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
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery