Sustainability

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

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...

Globalisation

First success in 18 years

Even after first major negotiation success, WTO remains controversial

Nowadays

Nowadays: Behind the times

West Bengal's state government mistakenly considers bicycles a major traffic problem

Print Editions

Contents November issue

Contents page of November's D+C print edition with links to all contributions

Food security

Struggling smallholders

Despite living in a stable economy, half of all Kenyans are poor

Letters

Public responses

D+C/E+Z Feedback from our readers

Multilateral agencies

Less foreign, more local

Tasks and action areas of the UN Development System have changed – and its policies need reform

Farms

Feeding the world

Eco-friendly sustainable agriculture is what the world needs, according to some experts

 Editorial

Judging the judges

Judging the judges:­ independent branch of government must not be beyond criticism

Global Governance

Misguided criticism

Criticism of International Criminal Court being too focussed on Africa is misleading

News

In brief

No peace agreement for DRC, Afghanistan most dangerous for women, declining child mortality, climate summit in Warsaw and deadly impact of pollution

Governance

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

Sustainability

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