Development and
Cooperation

Poverty reduction

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

TV sets for poor households in Ghana

A Ghanaian businessman runs two companies that tackle the problem of digital waste. He is in competition with informal waste recycling, which has a poor reputation because it damages the environment, exploits workers and exposes them to harmful substances.

Research

More than a lack of money

Well-being and happiness are key criteria for a “rich” and contented life

SDGs

Programmes for the poorest of the poor

To eradicate extreme poverty the ultra-poor need to be reached

African reality

Vision 2030

Zambia’s government has committed to the SDGs, but they will most likely prove quite difficult to achieve

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