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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.

Knowledge building
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Training local artisans to produce school furniture

Hoping to improve school conditions in Zambia by producing locally made desks for students

Togo
Samir Abi

The first disabled member of Togo’s parliament

In Togo, activists have already achieved a great deal for people with disabilities

Human rights
Rainer Brockhaus

Legal frameworks to protect disabled people

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the UN’s 2030 Agenda guarantee rights to protection and participation

Discrimination
Rainer Brockhaus

Development cooperation must become more inclusive

Policy makers and civil society must recognise inclusion as a cross-cutting task – and so must international development and humanitarian relief

Culture Special
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

American joy and sorrow

The novel "Behold the Dreamers" scrutinises the "American dream" based on the experiences of an immigrant family from Cameroon

Resources
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Zambia and DRC partnering in battery production

Zambia and the DRC hope to become massive producers and refiners of cobalt for electric vehicle batteries

Demographic change
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Older people’s rights are human rights

Countries in the global South are also contending with a demographic change, which is presenting significant challenges for their societies

Fight for survival
Bright Boateng

Underage “okada” riders in Ghana

The involvement of underage children in the commercial motorcycle taxi business is raising concern

Pakistan
Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar

Some poor people depend on garbage scavenging in Islamabad

In Pakistan, informal waste pickers manage about 50 % of municipal waste

Secondhand clothes
Thomas Ahlmann

Trade in secondhand clothes: the benefits outweigh the costs

The export of secondhand clothing has been criticised, but it has advantages, particularly for low-income people

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