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MENA Middle East North Africa
Protests in the Arab World
Martina Sabra

Holiday paradise and police state

Why Ben Ali fell and the West is not in favour in Tunisia

Unrest in Egypt
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Role model Erdogan

Turkey under Erdogan could serve as an example to Arab countries – but Europe failed to embrace him

Middle East
Anna Marquardt
Aharon Weiß

Water wise girls

Raising water awareness in a Jordanian School

Interview
Mana Neyestani

“Two sorts of red lines”

Exiled Iranian cartoonist reaches out to public on the web

Hotels
Elke Zimmermann

Slow death

Water prices, the Dead Sea and Jordan’s lush hotel oases

Gender
Martina Sabra

Enforcing pro-women law reform

Women’s rights legislation needs to be enforced in Arab world

Democracy
Claudia Isabel Rittel

New start in Iraq

Democracy: New start in Iraq

Comment
Bettina Marx

The peace process ends

Peace process for Palestine comes to an end

Rehabilitation centre
Sumaya Farhat-Naser

Tough times for the disabled

Hurdles disabled persons must overcome in Palestine

Armed forces
Canan Topçu

Self-appointed guardians of secularism

Turkey's military as self-appointed guardians of secularism

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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