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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.

Migration
Christina Stobwasser

Torn life

What China's migrants aspire to and how they cope with daily challenges

Nowadays
Okello Ciro

Escaping to unknown destination

A South Sudanese refugee's flight to Kenya

Employment

Transcultural training

German managers learn about informal vocational training and slum life in Mumbai

Migration
Ellen Thalman

Unknown people

Why global standards for international migration would make sense

Peace
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Mobilising resources for peace-building

Fragile states have to mobilise domestic resources for development

Beyond aid
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Regaining solidarity

Critics want aid to be re-designed in order to promote international solidarity

News

In brief

Unequal wealth distribution, Tunisia's new constitution, Syrian peace talks, opposition in SA, capital flight and election in Bangladesh

Germany’s Federal Government
Gerd Müller

“Humanity’s common future”

Gerd Müller, Germany’s new federal minister for economic cooperation and development, spells out the fundamentals of his policies

Nowadays
Samir Abi

I dream of inclusion

Unfair marginalisation of children with disabilities in Togo

Aid
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

On the edge of chaos

Ben Ramalingam criticises aid agencies' 19th century world view and wants them to rise to the challenges of complexity

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