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MENA Middle East North Africa
Honduras
Rita Trautmann

Protesting youth

Honduran youth protest against poverty, lack of prospects, corruption and violence

Lebanon
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar

Fear of exclusion

Non-extreme poverty is a major problem in Lebanon, and state agencies do not help

Nobel Peace Prize
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

End the shame of sexualised war crimes

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize encourages victims of sexualised atrocities to speak up

Turkey
Timur Tinç

One-man state

The policies of Turkish President Erdogan are destroying trust in Turkey both at home and abroad

Nuclear Deal
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Protecting the Iran deal from Donald Trump

UN leaders laugh at US president in New York

Technology
Benjamin Kumpf
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Generating broad-based wealth

UNDP innovation expert assesses pros and cons of new digital technology

Skills training
Nassir Djafari

Low standard, wrong content

Why the MENA region lacks domestically trained ICT experts

Youth unemployment
Nassir Djafari

Focused agenda needed

The MENA region needs economic growth and targeted interventions to get to grips with youth unemployment

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

China’s aid lending is neither entirely good nor totally bad

Forum on China-Africa Cooperation

Financial markets
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Turkey’s lira in downward spiral

Trump has not caused Turkey’s financial problems, but he is compounding them

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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