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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.

Interview
Vladimir Antwi-Danso

“It’s a game”

Ghanaian scholar says aid has promoted growth in his country, but not institution building

Official development assistance
Kiros Abeselom

Systemic flaws

Development aid in the face of vested interests

Commissioner for development
Neven Mimica

“We assess challenges together”

The EU spends about $ 71 billion of the western $ 134 billion official development assistance (ODA)

European Year for Development
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

A special year

The European Year for Development is much more than a PR effort

Value chains
Theresa Krinninger

Due diligence

Without binding laws, the value chain of mobile phones will not become more equitable

Natural disaster
Raphael Mweninguwe

Floods as part of life

Severe floods in Malawi are threatening agricultural crops

Development assistance
Sipho Moyo

EU scores high

2015 will shape the future of the world’s development

Ebola epidemic
Margret Gieraths-Nimene
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

New challenges

Margret Gieraths-Nimene heads a clinic for less fortunate in Monrovia and set up two Ebola isolation units last summer

European Union
Svea Koch
Mark Furness

Challenged by complexity

Why the EU is an ODA giant but cannot translate financial leverage into real political influence

Relevant reading
Niels Keijzer
Christine Hackenesch

Moving targets

Why the EU should reform the way it runs development affairs

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.

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
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

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
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions