Poverty Reduction

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

An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating

In Kolkata and elsewhere, the ecological problems are already huge. The climate crisis is exacerbating poverty and inequality.

Sex education

Keeping girls in school

Burundi is bringing into schools a traditional method of sex-education counseling for teenagers, with good early results

Informal sector

Devastated businesses

Zambia’s informal sector has been hit hard by Covid-19 lockdown

Development lending

Consider the quality of debt

Even during a global pandemic, debt relief should not be granted across the board

Political systems

Fighting poverty

The comparison of India with China shows that formal democracy does not necessarily lead to more development-oriented governance

Asian giants

China is ahead of India

Statistics show that Communist China has been outperforming formally democratic India for decades

Germany’s Federal Government

Encouraging enthusiasm

In his new book, Germany’s federal minister for economic cooperation and development makes radical and relevant demands

Support pledges

Insufficient funding

Due to Covid-19, mid-Eastern crisis countries need more international support than ever

Environment

Running dry

Zimbabwe’s drought drags on, causing severe hardships across the population and with no end in sight

Buen Vivir

The good life

The indigenous development concept of Buen Vivir aims to ensure material, social and spiritual satisfaction for all

Dysfunctional policy

Under-performing ODA darling

Despite under-performing governance, Kenya is still a donor darling