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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.

Commodities
Gerrit Wiesmann

Escaping the resource curse

It is difficult, but not impossible to escape the resource curse

News

In brief

Military coup in Thailand, Open Knowledge Festival in Berlin, new momentum in climate talks, Egypt's presidential elections and a recent ILO report

Human rights
Eva-Maria Verfürth

The road to mass starvation

In South Sudan, many people are still internally displaced – the recent peace treaty is a sham

Infrastructure
Matthias von Bechtolsheim
Eva Terberger

A brief history of irrigation

Evaluation of irrigation projects

South Asia
Boro Baski
Boro Baski

Huge challenges

As the limits of the Green Revolution are becoming ever more obvious, Indian agriculture faces huge challenges

Review essay
Ingo Melchers
Heike Hoeffler
Ellen Funch

Nuanced assessment

Relevant publications on commercial agriculture

Nowadays
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar

A new life

In a Beirut workshop, Syrian women refugees are starting a new life

Financial sector
Katharina Braun
Anna Luisa Paffhausen

A development bank for Mozambique

Mozambique hopes to stimulate its economy with the help of a new government-owned development bank

Expert opinion

Lasting relevance

How experts assess the results of the High-Level-Meeting (HLM) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) in Mexico City

Comment
Martin Kämpchen

Second chance

Nepal cannot thrive on tourism alone and needs more diverse opportunities

Poverty Reduction

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

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
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

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