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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.

Fight against hunger
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

NGO demands stronger G7 commitment

Rich countries have to shift focus in the fight against global hunger – and pledge more funding

Pastoralism
Grace Atuhaire

The Tanzanian Maasai entering industrial age

Maasai pastoralists in Tanzania are opting for milk processing as a way to generate income

Labour
Gibson Masumbu
Martin Ostermeier

Job quality matters

Zambia’s bumpy road to decent work for all

Development studies
Henning Melber

The middle-class hype

It is doubtful, whether middle classes in developing countries are driving progress

Humanitarian aid
Theresa Krinninger

“More, not less commitment”

Challenges for humanitarian Aid in ISIS-controlled areas

Transportation

Cheap and dangerous

Motorcycle taxis in Tanzania cause many traffic accidents, but are also a cheap way of transportation

Industrial work
Mirna Lilian Ramírez Pérez

No way out

Labour conditions are tough in Guatemala’s garment factories, and they are not improving

Decent work
Gerd Müller

Quality criteria

Gerd Müller, federal minister for economic cooperation and development, wants to improve labour conditions in textiles and garment production

AWAJ Foundation
Marianne Scholte

New kind of labour movement

A new kind of labour movement has been emerging in Bangladesh since the Rana-Plaza disaster

Editorial
Eva-Maria Verfürth

Made by human beings

Textiles and garment production prove that globalisation can and must be regulated

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