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Sustainability

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

Boro Baski
Boro Baski

Why some Indian famers are backing away from rice cultivation

In West Bengal, the green revolution made high-yielding rice cultivation attractive. Four decades later, the associated environmental problems have increased – and the climate crisis is further compounding them.

China
Felix Lee

Poisonous air is making us sick

Exhaust fumes and airborne particles make the incidence of pulmonary and cardiovascular disease rise in China

Global governance
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Fighting for democracy at home is not enough

Human Rights Watch accuses global community of paying insufficient attention to suffering in Yemen, Syria and Myanmar

African Union
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Wrong chairman

In spite of his merits, Rwandan President Kagame is the wrong man to head the African Union

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Steven Pinker lists reasons for global optimism

Global trends are healthier than most people think

Oxfam scandal
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

#MeToo in the aid sector

The Oxfam scandal damages the image of the whole development work

Global alliances
Hedwig Diekwisch

Big Pharma has a seat at the table

International alliances against non-communicable diseases

Non-communicable diseases
Hedwig Diekwisch

A global problem

In order for health alliances to succeed, they must avoid conflicts of interest between NGOs and the pharmaceutical industry

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why NCDs matter in the fight against poverty

Cancer, diabetes and hypertension affect masses of people in developing countries

Global governance
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Reducing waiting times

Why the WTO agreement on trade facilitation matters

International trade
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The Trump jolt

Opportunities of international trade in the Trump era

Poverty Reduction

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

Why some Indian famers are backing away from rice cultivation
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Lessons of failure
The problems with Glyphosate
Why pesticides are more a curse than a blessing

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Breaking gender stereotypes: female bus driver in Rwanda
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The hard lot of old people
Women, climate and chocolate
Justice for victims of rape

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Don’t stop, do better
Risking collapse
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Drawing the right conclusions from data
The desert alliance

Sustainability

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

Don’t stop, do better
Risking collapse
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Drawing the right conclusions from data
The desert alliance