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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.

Individual accountability
Helmut Reifeld

Emergency relief or a new beginning?

Development agencies must emphasise democracy, markets and individual responsibilty

Rapid appraisal
Agnes Abuom

Where we are

Rapid appraisal of Millennium Development Goals

World affairs
Jens Martens

Urgent issues

Jens Martens of the Global Policy Forum Europe wants new mulitlateral goals for policymakers

Donor policies
Frank Bliss

Focus on minorities

Donors are neglecting the disadvantaged minorities of developing countries

Distorted data
Clemens Spiess

Indian dilemma

According to official data, poverty affects more people in India than assumed in the past

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Market and state failure

All developing countries should be making generic drugs

Comment

No time to catch one’s breath

Guatemala is increasingly struggling with freak weather

Roots of poverty
Franziska Baur

Risky pregnancies

Slow progress on maternal mortality

Professional staff
Christian Splett

Pharmacists matter in disaster relief

Not rated high enough: pharmacists in times of disaster

Comment
Tobias Kahler

A double espresso

MDG summit's fine rhetorik must be followed up with action

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.

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
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

Sustainability

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

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
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery