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Sustainability
Campaign promises
Edith Koesoemawiria

Half-time results

Indonesian president is racing against time

Hurricane Maria
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Puerto Rico’s double power failure

A hurricane hits a post-colonial colony

Development Effectiveness Rating
Christiane Rudolph

Measuring how good a job is

DEG uses new tool for assessing employment quality and developmental impacts

Green Climate Fund
Liane Schalatek

Signalling effect for global climate finance

The Green Climate Fund is important for implementing the Paris agreement

Relevant reading
Hans-Jochen Luhmann

Great disenchantment

Beyond the Paris agreement: new books on the status of global climate policy

Labour rights
Edith Koesoemawiria

Unachievable targets

Female workers particularly at risk on Indonesian palm oil plantations

Infrastructure
Dirk Messner

“We need to build shock resilience”

DIE-GDI director Dirk Messner assesses state of global climate action ahead of UN summit in Bonn

Labour relations
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Nightmarish conditions

Workers in India’s informal sector use rather simple technology, so productivity is low

Climate change
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Devastating consequences

Climate change may undo Asian development success

Decent work
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Misleading dichotomy

India’s informal sector is the backbone of the economy

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Poverty Reduction

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

Fundamental human right under attack
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
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

Gender Equality

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

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

Governance

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts

Sustainability

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts