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

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KfW

Cooperation with Africa has never been this exciting!

Africa has many resources and opportunities, says Helmut Gauges, head of the head of KfW’s Africa Division

Food

Re-engineering the value chain

Twiga is improving livelihoods by linking smallholder banana growers to informal urban retailers in Nairobi

Development strategy

Attitudinal change

In view of poverty, food insecurity and environmental degradation, Ethiopia urgently needs comprehensive rural reforms

Poverty

Urban food insecurity

Urban hunger is an under-rated problem, for example in Nairobi

Municipal governance

Farming in the metropolis

Low-income Nairobians mitigate hunger and malnutrition by growing their own food

Our view

Indispensable transformation

Global agriculture must become climate-neutral

Blog

Why it is so difficult to leave the EU

Deconstructing myths about the European Union

Diaspora

“We are the host society”

Diasporans want to be appreciated by politicians because they are hugely important for the development of their countries of origin

Sustainable Development Goals

The ambivalence of religions

Why religion can be abused for identity politics, but may also help to achieve SDGs

Political deadlock

The long walk to serious talks

Venezuela needs a restart with government and opposition engaging in serious negotiations

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.