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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.

Development finance
Bruno Wenn
Bruno Wenn

Africa’s private sector needs support

In Covid-19 crisis, EDFI members can ease the plight of private-sector companies in low-income countries

Family planning
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Fast population growth

Pakistan’s fertility rate is declining, but at a very slow rate

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Covid-19 as seen by World Bank board member

Covid-19 crisis provides clues on how global governance must improve

Ageing and social protection
Florian Jürgens

Africa’s demographic transition

For the care and social protection of Africa's aging population, governments must now take action

IDPs
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Greater international commitment is needed

A study calls for a sharper international focus on the problem of internal displacement

Teenager
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

What sex education is really about

Pakistan shows why comprehensive sex education would improve young people’s lives

Social inequality
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Care-giving and household chores keep women poor

Social inequality is hampering efforts to overcome poverty – women and girls are particularly affected

Study
Mira Enders
Caterina Rohde-Abuba

Comforted by talking to God

World Vision study: Faith helps children to cope better with trauma of flight

Pandemic
Frank Masanta Jr.

Fear, anxiety and panic

Though Zambia is ill-prepared to contain Covid-19, the government has responded fast

Coronavirus
Anne Jung

Global responsibility

Coronavirus: health systems must serve all people, regardless of their income

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.

Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
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

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
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