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. ...

Refugees

Universal responsibility

In Lebanon, hundreds of thousands of Syrians are living in poverty without rights

Identity politics

Lip service to the SDGs

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi insists that his government is setting an example of good governance, but not everyone agrees

Sustainability

Building greening economies

Africa’s private sector must drive transformation to sustainability, but global cooperation is needed too

Youth

Radicalism is not necessarily bad

Africa’s young generation needs opportunities, and the structural reasons of unemployment must be tackled

Employment

The countryside needs a better image

Africa’s agriculture needs new blood, but young people are attracted to the cities

Faith-based organisations

Building trust

The International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development

Inter-faith dialogue

Shared values

Involving faith-based organisations in the SDG agenda makes sense, but is nothing trivial

Crises

Neglected by the world

Humanitarian agencies draw attention to neglected crises in order to help the people affected

Editorial

Particular urgency

In coastal regions, developmental challenges are especially evident

Inequality

Redistributing money and power

Gap between rich and poor is widening