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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.

Fragile statehood
Thierry Vircoulon

Restart

A new security constellation is emerging in the aftermath of the Central African Republic's most recent rebellion.

Public-sector bank
Fernando J. Cardim de Carvalho

Relative insulation

Brazil’s state-owned development Bank BNDES is probably more powerful than many of the country’s federal ministries

Working conditions
Gisela Burckhardt
Dominic Kloos

Limited union rights

Clean Clothes Campaign wants European governments to enforce transparency in the global textiles trade

Financial sector
Horatius Egua

Aspiring to be a continental beacon

Ecobank is trailblazing development-friendly banking in Africa's private sector

Financial markets
Jayati Ghosh

Too much of the same

Globally harmonised banking regulation does not serve developing countries’ needs

Sustainability
Berthold M. Kuhn
Berthold M. Kuhn

Conferences of consequence

Global environment summits like Rio+20 trigger new initiatives in China

Dealing with the past
Henning Melber

Colonial shadows

Germany struggles to deal with colonial-past atrocities in Namibia

NATO
Marco Seliger

Deeply divided

German security expert assesses Afghanistan’s future oulook after 2014

Comment
Michael Bünte

Ageing societies

Poverty is increasingly becoming a problem that haunts old people

Solar power
Sandip Chattopadhyay

Clean energy at low cost

India’s market for off-grid solar devices is growing

Poverty Reduction

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

“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
Mexico’s first female president

Gender Equality

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

Modern dowry payment in Kenya
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

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