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Poverty Reduction

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

Arjuna Ranawana

Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

Tourist arrivals have increased rapidly in Sri Lanka in the past two years, and experts expect a still larger influx in this year’s tourism season. An upturn in the hospitality industry would support the national economy.

Natural disasters
Peter Hauff

Great risks, huge challenges

WorldRiskIndex asssess people’s vulnerability in regard to natural catastrophes

Africa
Eva-Maria Verfürth

Three steps forward, one step back

To fight poverty in Africa, fast growth in itself won't do

Self-employment
Peter Musa

Nobody becomes somebody

Nowadays: Peter Musa on motorised taxi services in Cameroon

Solid data
Marcus Stewen

Exposed to global warming

Northeast India is a global leader on adaptation to climate change

Self-employment
Anthony Mulowa

A car of my own

Nowadays: Anthony Mulowa knows the personal dream of a Zambian cab driver

Livelihood
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Selling spring rolls to Filipino students

Nowadays: Alan C. Robles portrays an itinerant food vendor at the University of the Philippines

Charity
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

The goal is to feed five million children by 2020

Nowadays: Aditi Roy Ghatak reports how a faith-based organisation provides mid-day meals to Indian school children

Urban life
Jedida Oneko

Nairobi’s dividing river

Nowadays: Jedida Oneko writes about Nairobi’s dividing river

Psychology
Floreana Miesen

Standardised suffering

Mental diseases are spreading, and must be understood in their cultural context

Street vending
Raphael Mweninguwe

Eyesores and livelyhoods

Unemployed youth populate streets of Malawi’s towns

Poverty Reduction

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

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
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

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.

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
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions

Sustainability

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

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
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions