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Poverty Reduction

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

Pamela Cruz
Pamela Cruz

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Mexico owes many of its tourist attractions to its wealth of indigenous communities. It is important that they are included in the country’s tourism industry in a sustainable, respectful and empowering way.

Trafficking
Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

Pressed into service

Human traffickers in Burundi find ways to get around child-protection laws

E-commerce
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola

Africa’s Amazon

The Nigerian e-commerce platform Jumia has been making a difference in consumers’ lives for nine years

Children’s rights
Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

On society’s fringes

Burundi’s legal safety net for children remains full of holes

Fleeing from war
Qaabata Boru

Lost boys and girls

Tens of thousands of Sudanese child refugees fled their country to reach safety

Refugee children
Qaabata Boru

A lonely battle

Unaccompanied minors who fled wars face further problems in destination countries

Multidimensional crises
Ralph Achenbach

Why we must not turn our backs on Afghanistan now

Afghanistan‘s multi-dimensional crisis has only just begun

Nigeria’s ICT market place
Johannes Paha
Lydia Wolter

Success due to combination of factors

West Africa’s major ICT marketplace in Lagos is set to relocate

Banking
Raphael Mweninguwe

“Village banks” face winds of change

“Village bank” lending circles face regulation and commercial bank competition

Aid effectiveness
Maren van Treel
Maren van Treel

Limiting economic Corona ­damage

What can be done against economic Corona damage

Technology
Charles Martin-Shields

How food aid sometimes serves US interests

Technologies used in development programmes carry hidden agendas

Poverty Reduction

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

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
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

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