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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Arjuna Ranawana

Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

Tourist arrivals have increased rapidly in Sri Lanka in the past two years, and experts expect a still larger influx in this year’s tourism season. An upturn in the hospitality industry would support the national economy.

2030 Agenda
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Sustainable Development Goals "almost unachievable"

At the midway point to achieving the SDGs, the number of starving and extremely poor people is rising once again, civil-society organisations lament

Global governance
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The SDGs are as important as support for Ukraine is

Western governments tend to underestimate how shaky the world order looks to people in less fortunate countries

Demographics
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Family planning is a woman’s right

Smart family-planning policies support women’s rights and empower young people

Demographic change
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Slow decline of African birth rates

High fertility correlates with poverty – and compounds it

International relations
Samir Abi

African responsibility for climate justice

African elites like to blame the rich nations for the climate crisis, but should reconsider their own attitudes too

Safe disposal
Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee

Sal leaves: a traditional South Asian alternative to plastic

Producing sal-leaf tableware is no longer only an informal micro-scale business in India

Poverty
Sumeya Issa

Street children perpetuate crime

Residents of Malawi’s cities are afraid of robbery by street children

Overfished water body
Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

Uninforced fishing ban on world’s second deepest lake

Fish stocks must replenish, but moratorium would be painful in the short term

Poverty reduction
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Overview education

Our overview compiles contributions on education

International standards
Anita Mittal

Better data systems for better social protection

A global initiative aims to develop international standards for data systems to improve support for those in need

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