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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.

Handicaps
Bettina Kieck

Including everyone

Study and manual: Practical advice on how to include people with disabilities in mainstream life in developing countries

Relevant reading
Nassir Djafari

Oil and development

Oil wealth does not necessarily prevent democratic development, researchers find

Garment production
Nico Beckert

Market dynamics ­versus human rights

Not much progress on improving occupational safety in Bangladesh’s garment industry

Sustainable development
Bruno Wenn
Bruno Wenn
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Investment in skills training pays off

Why investment in vocational training matters

Transport
Susanne Neubert
Susanne Neubert

Long distances

Rural roads are essential for facilitating agriculture development in Africa

Economy
Eva Casper

A wealthy rice farmer

Farmers in Myanmar are gradually getting more access to technology

Sierra Leone
Anne Jung

Boom and bust

The consequences of the Ebola epidemic for Sierra Leone’s economy

Rural health care
Anne Jung

Cured but not in good shape

Post-Ebola Sierra Leone needs radical reform in health-care system

Neglected diseases
Olaf Hirschmann
Herman Joseph Kawuma

Linking theoretical learning and practical experience

It is very important to train health staff on neglected tropical diseases

Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Adverse effects of used garments

Rwanda raises import duties on second-hand clothes

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