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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.

Maternal health
Nancy Ndungu

Payment after delivery

In Kenya, vouchers give poor women access to professional reproductive health services

Nuclear energy
Peter Hauff

Future on shaky ground

Risks of nuclear plants in Iran, Pakistan, Philippines

Poverty reduction
Dominik Hartmann

Meaningful help for self-help

Conditional cash transfers complement microcredit schemes in Brazil

Poverty
Martin Kämpchen

Precarious balance

Poverty is more than a mere lack of material goods

Utilities
Cathrine Schweikardt

Still not flowing

The many challenges of providing safe water to all

EU Green Paper
Peter Hauff

Call for realism

EU Commissioner Piebalgs wants to boost climate-friendly electric power in Africa

Microfinance
Oliver Schmidt

Tragedy in Andhra Pradesh

The reasons for the microfinance tragedy in Andhra Pradesh

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Lasting challenge

MDGs are already a success

Economic growth
Heike Bürskens

Private sector crucial to Millennium successes

For a successful poverty reduction and climate protection the private sector is required – urgently

Interview
Dirk Niebel

“Hunger can be halved by 2015”

German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development is about to formulate a follow-up strategy for the MDGs for the years until 2030

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