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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.

Comment
Michael Windfuhr

A major success

Steps in the right direction: UN principles designed to prevent land grabbing

World Trade
Peter Hauff

Blocked opportunities

Trade barriers thwart growth opportunities

Civil society
Peter Hauff

Pay attention to human rights

Terre des Hommes and Welthungerhilfe demand more coherence

Press clippings

Upheaval in Mali

Op-ed views concerning Mali’s crisis

Peace building
Floreana Miesen

Take a closer look

INEF scholars argue donor agencies need more coherent approaches to peace building

Comment
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

An interesting choice

An interesting choice: Jim Yong Kim for World Bank president

Performance-based aid
Edward Harris

Protecting children from harm

Boosting immunisation: GAVI's approach to performance-based aid

Higher education
Dirk Niebel

Development starts in the mind

Dirk Niebel: The developmental relevance of higher education

Financial markets
Karl Heinz Bächstädt
Markus Henn
Franziska Richter

Rating lords

How rating agencies thwart development

Official development assistance
Elton Hubner

Emerging outreach

Brazil – an emerging donor of development aid

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