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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...

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Trump will not get full control of the World Bank

Jim Yong Kim’s resignation may matter less than it seems

Aid
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Limits of sovereignty

In view of China’s growing international engagement, we need a good definition of “south-south cooperation”

Unsustainable livelihoods
Karim Okanla

Savè chainsaw massacre

Deforestation is ravaging the environment of Savè, a small town in Benin

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

We are facing new anxieties – and old ones too

Some more thoughts triggered by Paul Collier’s new book

Economic doctrines
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Mutual obligations

Paul Collier's new book is a response to the twin shocks of 2016: Brexit and Trump

Rabindranath Tagore
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Poet, polymath, preceptor

Rabindranath’s lasting impact on Bengali society

Handicrafts
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Kantha’s eternal beauty

Why traditional Bengali embroidery is now making a difference in many village women’s lives

Rule of law
Christiane Rudolph

Facilitating investments

The rule of law is essential for generating employment and fostering prosperity

Sustainability
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Do the right thing

Worldviews change slowly, but environmental and climate protection can’t wait

Biodiversity
Günter Mitlacher

North-south conflict lingers on

Biodiversity is dwindling worldwide and the world’s top leaders must rise to the challenge

Poverty Reduction

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

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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
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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.

Risking collapse
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Drawing the right conclusions from data
The desert alliance
How to challenge a corrupt system

Sustainability

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

Risking collapse
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Drawing the right conclusions from data
The desert alliance
How to challenge a corrupt system