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Sustainability

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

Pamela Cruz
Pamela Cruz

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Mexico owes many of its tourist attractions to its wealth of indigenous communities. It is important that they are included in the country’s tourism industry in a sustainable, respectful and empowering way.

Social policy
Michael Bünte

First Global AgeWatch Index

New Global AgeWatch Index reveals need for pension reforms in many countries

Demographics
Charles Knox-Vydmanov

Pensions for all elderly people

HelpAge warns that international agencies are paying too little attention to ageing of entire societies

Development cooperation
Frank Bliss

Ethical conduct

Ethical guidelines for situation in which the self-interest and the social responsibilities of development agencies collide

Interview

Crisis-induced expansion

Government-owned development banks matter in the global financial crisis – and they must accept the principle of subsidiarity

PEGNet
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Challenging complexity

Reducing poverty and achieving sustainability are daunting goals, as PEGNet conference finds

News

In brief

Cyclone hits Indian coast, Lampedusa disaster, IPCC report on climate change, post-2015 debate and more

Infrastructure
Ipsita Sapra

Not for everyone

India must do much more to provide social protection to all its people

Microinsurance
Caroline Sölle de Hilari

Healthy clients

Pro Mujer: Why microfinance institutions should offer healthcare services too

Budget support
Monika Hellstern

Tax-induced independence

Richard Gerster: Fiscal reforms reduce Mozambique’s dependency on donor’s budget support

Food security
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Wasting valuable grains

According to FAO, a third of all food produced worldwide is wasted

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities

Sustainability

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities