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Latin America and the Caribbean
Crime
Cletus Gregor Barié

Art versus violence

Mobilising creative artists against Colombia’s culture of violence

Haiti
Vera Dicke

Reconstruction in slow motion

Two years later, Haiti continues to suffer from the effects of the earthquake in January 2010

Policy ownership
Karin Slowing Umaña

“We must learn to say no”

Guatemalan leader wants donors to pay more attention

Poverty reduction
Peter Hauff

“Zero hunger” instead of 50 %

FAO's new director-general Graziano da Silva

Comment
Karin Slowing Umaña

Bittersweet aftertaste

For Latin Americans, Busan summit’s aftertaste is bittersweet

Comment
Eva-Maria Verfürth

The past returns

Central American countries on track towards traumatic past

Media
Elton Hubner

Marginalised voices

Favela News Agency is expressing the views of Rio’s marginalised people

Latin America
Eva-Maria Verfürth

Rebellion against market radicalism

Protesters in Chile call for social reform and more government intervention

Class divides
Wanda Steindorf

Wealthy maids

Some domestic helpers in Brazil make good money

Comment
Eva-Maria Verfürth

Left prevails

Peru’s new president has a chance to unite not only his nation, but even its world region

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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