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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.

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Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Preventing poverty

How development circles are currently discussing social protection

Inflation
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Yet another economic tsunami

Inflation is once again plunging masses of Zimbabweans into poverty

Retail shopping
Sophia Waweru
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Solving the last-mile problem

How an innovative online retailer is making life easier for underserved rural communities in Kenya

Our view
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Getting a grip on dangerous trends

In the past ten years, dark visions have begun to reduce the euphoria about digital development opportunities

Role models
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar

Creative and committed

Young women in the Arab world pick strong and creative women as role models

Schools
Frank Masanta Jr.

“Once you learn to read”

Zambia shows that schools are a good place to start fighting gender inequality

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Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why cross-border social protection would be useful

Argentina and Zimbabwe currently need a kind of international support that the multilateral system does not provide

Informal work
Fabian Jacobs

Better education and training

More education is crucial to create less informal and more formal work

Illicit labour
Sally Atkinson-Sheppard

Criminal girls

Criminal gangs have similar gender dynamics in Bangladesh and China

European migration policy
Nassir Djafari

Risks and side-effects

The EU should not cooperate with shady governments on migration policy – it should support civil-society projects instead

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