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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.

Refugee camps
Qaabata Boru

Kakuma camp has become a permanent settlement

Living conditions in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp are harsh and dangerous

Marginalised communities
Thuany Rodrigues

Where Brazil's neglected people live

Favelas are a particular kind of disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Brazilian cities

Our view
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

More than a mere shelter

Upgrading slums is one of the crucial issues to provide adequate housing for all

Child brides
Raphael Mweninguwe

An early end to childhood

Despite a law banning marriage under age 18, Malawi is seeing an increase

Corruption
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Medical mystery

Thefts of Covid-19 medical supplies highlight Kenya’s corruption problem

Tourism
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Travelling close to home

Zambia’s travel industry is pinning its hopes on building up domestic tourism

Social media
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Tackling disinformation

Humanitarian workers are confronted with dangerous disinformation regarding health and vaccinations

Humanitarian aid
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

A time of reckoning

Humanitarian agencies are assessing what privilege, racism and inequality mean within their own ranks

Struggling family
Roli Mahajan

Some cannot afford health worries

India’s poor cannot let worries about Covid-19 reduce their efforts to make money

Child labour
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Underage on the job

Despite protective laws, Zimbabwean children are increasingly being put to work

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