Poverty Reduction

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

The Global NARS Consortium’s revolutionary approach to food security

To date, agricultural research has been mostly geared to issues relevant to high-income nations. Developing countries’ national agricultural research systems (NARS) deserve much more influence – and a new consortium is being established to serve that purpose. ...

Africa

Not quite on track

Even though Zambia’s economy has been growing fast recently, many MDGs still look out of reach

Multilateralism

Better global governance

HLP report on post-2015 agenda is step towards more conclusive global governance

Europe

Efficient and coherent

Despite its own crisis, Europe must play a role in defining the post-2015 agenda

Scholarship

Shades of green

PEGNet 2013: Why green growth policy can be bad for poor people and how to avoid harm

Namibia

Corrections

Namibian readers disagree with D+C/E+Z author Rigmar Osterkamp and set the record straight

Cross-border migration

International solidarity

The role of international migrants in the fight against poverty needs to be taken into account

Technology

African innovation hubs

African IT centres and business incubators are spawning fast

Editorial

Good-for-nothings deserve opportunities

Supposed good-for-nothings deserve a chance to prove their potential in real jobs

Participation

Becoming agents of change

Young people in the Palestinian Territories deserve more say in public affairs

Youth unemployment

The right business environment

To fight youth unemployment, Asia needs more jobs, not more schools

Sustainability

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