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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.

African academics
Isabella Bauer

Looking for happiness abroad

Three Ugandans report on their experiences of living and working in Europe

Garments production
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Decent conditions and fair wages

Myanmar set to become next low-cost, exploitative and unstable garments production country

Employment
Hans-Christoph Neidlein

Digitalisation revolutionises work

Human Development Report 2015 calls for equitable and decent work for all

Labour rights
Niaz Asadullah
Zaki Wahhaj

Minimum wage attracts girls to factories

Higher wages in Bangladesh’s garments sector mean better income but push girls into work as child seamstresses

Environmental damages
Alie Yunus Kallay

Rainstorm and floods

In Sierra Leone, deforestation is causing more and worse floods

Charity School
Frank Masanta Jr.
Kenneth Muller

Education for all children

How a social entrepreneur is trying to improve the situation of disadvantaged school children in Lusaka

Township
Frank Masanta Jr.

Ng’ombe’s desperate health situation

The township Ng’ombe´s clinic lacks space, staff and up-to-date equipment

Migration
Peter Strack

Fight human trafficking

NGOs call for better coordination of state and non-state efforts to stop human trafficking

Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

“Ebola free” does not mean Ebola is gone for good

New infections remain possible

Minor International
Chayut Setboonsarng
Cod Satrusayang

The man who brought pizza to Thailand

The Thai-based food and hotel company Minor International is one of the largest companies in the Asia-Pacific region

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