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Sustainability
Infrastructure
Katie Cashman

Build back better

IEA wants stimulus money to drive climate protection

Nursing care and support
Almut Schnerring
Sascha Verlan

A new intergenerational compact

Once more, Covid-19 shows that care work is largely left to women – and that must change

Food security
Raphael Mweninguwe

Hunger amidst plenty

A promising programme to subsidise farm inputs is falling victim to corruption and mismanagement

Informal sector
Lawrence Kilimwiko

Massive economic pain

Covid-19 has badly affected informal livelihoods in Tanzania, but the impacts on the entire economy are harsh

Summer Special
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

The shattered soul of Mauritius

In his latest novel, J. M. G. Le Clézio searches once again for a lost paradise

Eye care
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Helping Zambians to see

China is at the forefront of helping Zambia to fight cataracts, an eye disease that can lead to blindness

Summer Special
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Kolkata, New York, Venice

Amitav Ghosh’s novel “Gun island” deals with global heating and global migration

Democratic governance
Raphael Mweninguwe

Great expectations

Malawi’s new president must fight corruption, stimulate the economy and get a grip on Covid-19

United Nations
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

New approach to conflict prevention

Realignment of UN peace work and conflict prevention

UNDP
Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Governance is fundamental”

UNDP chief explains how the concepts of “human development” and “sustainable development” are converging

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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.

Why Kenya is on fire
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

Sustainability

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

Why Kenya is on fire
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