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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.

Fair-trade travelling
Harald A. Friedl

Complex issues

Development opportunities and ethical challenges of tourism

Corporate Social Responsibility
Heinz Fuchs

Responsible tourism

Corporate Social Responsibility in the tourism industry

Comment
Stefan Rother

A historical step

International Labour Conference acknowledges rights of domestic workers

Global statistics
Angelika Wirtz

Careful data management

Disasters and the challenges of database management

Poverty reduction
Uwe Singer
Markus Wauschkuhn

Goals that make a difference

Accurately assessing the MDGs and meaningful goals beyond

Schools
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Formal education must be of practical relevance

Higher school enrolment in Africa is leading to new challenges

Financial inclusion
Laura Ceresna

Banking the rural poor

Financial services have yet to reach the rural masses in India’s Karnataka

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Give them a chance

Give young people the chances they deserve

Youth
Adelheid Schultze

Work brings security

Employment is a route to political stability in fragile states

Labour market
Kevin Hempel

Don’t bank on self-employment

Don’t force young people into self-employment

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