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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.

Comment
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Climate change deserves top-level attention

El Niño aggravated heat and drought this year

Aid effectiveness
Peter Nunnenkamp
Rainer Thiele

Modest impact

Low-income countries are not the main beneficiaries of aid for trade

Governance
Afshan Subohi

Difficult setting

Hopping from crisis to crisis, Pakistani governments seem to be conditioned to opt for quick fixes

Growth strategy
Afshan Subohi

Incoherent policymaking

Pakistan’s exports are declining even though successive governments have promised export-led development

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Climate change remains a burning issue

Humankind’s most daunting challenge

Economic policy
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Bypassing the poor

“Make in India” is unlikely to boost the country’s suffering economy

Sustainability
Gerd Müller

From free trade to fair trade

Gerd Müller, German minister for international cooperation and development, demands fair rules for sustainable export industries

Garment production
Nico Beckert

Niche market: fair trade

Consumers’ purchasing choices can have an impact on how goods are produced

Technology industry
Nanjira Sambuli

Making Africa a better place

Why Nairobi’s innovative start-up community needs global links

Namibia
Bettina Kieck

The situation of people with disabilities in Namibia

Little progress on disability mainstreaming in Namibia

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