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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 institution
Christiane Laibach
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Bigger markets, more opportunities

DEG chairwoman Christiane Laibach elaborates why development depends on trade

Employment
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

Skills of Congolese refugees

Congolese refugees in Uganda are known for their entrepreneurship

Global governance
Iwan J. Azis
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Light at the end of the tunnel”

Donald Trump is disrupting international trade but has not caused lasting damage so far

Risks to humanity
Dirk Messner
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

“The most powerful driving force is climate change”

The dangerous trends that are changing the global environment are interconnected

Rural development
Kerstin Opfer

Involve the local community

The High Atlas Foundation is setting standards for improving rural livelihoods and protecting the environment in Morocco

Rural development
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

New opportunities for farmers

Sahaja Organics builds a bridge between organic farmers and customers in the cities

Kenya
Brenda Mbaja Lubang'a

Sex for fish

Poverty and desperation lead women in fishing communities in Kenya to trade sex for goods

Climate change
Walter Kälin
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Deciding whether to migrate and where to go

Law professor assesses links between climate change and migration

International organisations

A reform agenda for the ILO

The tripartite setting of the ILO was useful in the past, but it does not represent the world of work adequately today

Global governance
Raymond Saner

Labour is not a commodity

The ILO was established to promote social justice 100 years ago – and that mission stays relevant

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