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Sustainability

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

Pamela Cruz
Pamela Cruz

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Mexico owes many of its tourist attractions to its wealth of indigenous communities. It is important that they are included in the country’s tourism industry in a sustainable, respectful and empowering way.

Donor action
Markus Loewe
Markus Loewe
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Bismarck’s tools for nation-building

Social protection is a driver of healthy economic development

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

International Commission on Drug Policy deserves attention

After five decades, the “war on drugs” has not led to good results

PEGNet conference
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Education for social advancement

Quality education for all helps to overcome social inequality

Global warming
Mojib Latif

Technological revolution and prudent policymaking

Words must be followed up by action if climate targets are to be achieved

Authoritarian tendencies
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Destroying global commons

Brazil’s new president is set to cause massive environmental damage

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Ethnographic study of a Swiss bank’s financial analysts

Social anthropologist has studied a Swiss bank’s financial analysts

Development finance
Ulrich Post

Climate finance and humanitarian aid

Forecasting and monitoring climate finance is very difficult

Development finance
Ulrich Post

Sweeping changes envisaged

Expert forecasts that ODA will give ground to private investment

Nobel Peace Prize
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

End the shame of sexualised war crimes

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize encourages victims of sexualised atrocities to speak up

Review
Rebecca Renz

Prosperity through the right ­institutions

The success of prosperous nations rests upon sound political institutions

Poverty Reduction

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

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018

Gender Equality

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

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
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Governance

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities

Sustainability

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities