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Sustainability

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

Stella Tushabe

Breaking gender stereotypes: female bus driver in Rwanda

Marie Rosine Ntabomvura, a mother of three, in Kigali, defies gender stereotypes that prescribe roles and abilities based on gender. When she turns the wheel of the humongous 60-seater town-bound bus, nothing about her skill suggests that she is intimidated by...

Global governance
Dirk Messner

Refreshing ­optimism

The climate crisis can be regarded as a business opportunity

Vaccination programme
Christoph Suess

Portrait of Dafrossa Cyrily Lyimo

The head of Tanzania's national vaccination programme appreciates international support

News

In brief

Kenyatta and al-Bashir must no longer fear ICC

Letter

Public response

D+C/E+Z Feedback from our readers

In brief

News of the week

News summary 3 January to 9 January

Insurance industry
Anja Strautz

New horizons

International insurance companies are increasingly interested in African markets

Social inclusion
Theresa Krinninger

Develop capacities

CBM: The concerns of people with disabilities belong on the SDG agenda

Photovoltaics
Engidaw Abel Hailu
Hans-Christoph Neidlein

“I see a huge potential”

Ethiopian university is building renewable-energy capacities

South-south cooperation
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

China’s role in Africa

Südwind study assess the impact of China’s engagement in Africa

United Nations
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The road to dignity

UN secretary-general’s synthesis report on the post-2015 agenda demands: end hunger and save the planet

Poverty Reduction

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

Why you might find our newsletter useful
Lessons of failure
The problems with Glyphosate
Why pesticides are more a curse than a blessing
More financial support for college students

Gender Equality

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

Breaking gender stereotypes: female bus driver in Rwanda
Why you might find our newsletter useful
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
Why you might find our newsletter useful
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