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MENA Middle East North Africa
Interview
Yasser Alwan

“The Muslim Brothers support the status quo”

Egypt’s elections started amidst a new wave of protests

Health
Ghadeer Mohammed
Maika Müller
Mirja Michalscheck
Muhammad Khalifa

Simple, but effective

The tradition of puryfing drinking water with clay filters deserves to be revitalised in the Arab World

Building democracy
Peter Hauff

Many ways for justice in Arab countries

Young north African activists discuss democracy and justice

Interview
Ralf Melzer

“In Libya, the transition will be harder”

The transition will be harder in Libya than in Tunisia

Arab Spring
Peter Hauff

Between apathy and utopia

Europe clinging to its old partners in North Africa

Interview
Layla Al-Zubaidi

Postpone identity issues

Syria’s oppostion must postpone identity issues

Infrastructure
Philip Schuler

Tracing pollution

How to keep source water in a Jordanian village clean

Comment
Hajo Lanz

Wise guys not wanted

The West can support the transition to democracy in Egypt and Tunisia, but must not impose its beliefs

Comment

Unfinished revolutions

Unfinished revolutions in the Arab world

Discrimination of women
Viola Raheb

Wasted talent

Palestinian women are well educated, but do not find good jobs

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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