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Sustainability
Global environment
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi

Environmental UN conventions are mutually reinforcing

Ecosystem services are vital for mitigating climate crisis

Solar power
Farai Shawn Matiashe

Water for a parched land

Solar powered irrigation systems boost agriculture in arid parts of Zimbabwe

Biodiversity
Wanjohi Kabukuru

International community misses maritime protection target

International agreements endorse notion of sustainable blue economy

Ocean life
Wanjohi Kabukuru

“Blue economy” is more than a catch word

Humanity depends on maritime resources and must exploit them sustainably

Multilateral affairs
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

IMF executive board re-endorses Georgieva

Global indices result from human judgment and do not convey some kind of objective truth

Global environment
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi

Fundamental questions of survival

Humanity’s food security depends on biodiversity and ecosystem services

State building
Henning Melber

How to make African statehood more successful

Citizenship and social protection are mutually reinforcing

Female genital mutilation
Mariame Racine Sow
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

“Violence is related to a variety of social conditions”

The organisation Forward for Women assists women in Germany and Senegal who have been affected by female genital mutilation

Coronavirus
Aenne Frankenberger

How coronavirus is affecting HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria

Global Fund reports setbacks in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Global affairs
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Humankind cannot afford a new Cold War on our heating planet

Why growing tensions between USA and China will not benefit low-income countries

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Poverty Reduction

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

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
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests

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.

Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
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

Sustainability

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

Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
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