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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.

Bad governance
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Democratic procedures serve a purpose

In the USA, the Republican tax reform resembles bad governance in much poorer countries

Civil strife
Maysam Behravesh

Shifting alliances

Saleh’s death does not indicate a fast end of Yemen’s civil war

Food security
Humphrey Nkonde

Pest exacerbates poverty

Maize farmers in Zambia lose income due to pests and low prizes

Government revenues
Dereje Alemayehu

Undermining statehood

How structural adjustment and double tax agreements have contributed to weakening public finances in Africa

Domestic resource mobilisation
Dereje Alemayehu

Double standards

African countries should raise more tax revenues, but OECD governments are not really helping

Global warming
Shikha Jha

The case against fossil fuels

Public finances must serve to reduce greenhouse gases

Public budgets
Shikha Jha

Harmful government expenditure

Fossil fuel subsidies are unsustainable in both environmental and budgetary terms

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The new ANC leader must face the dilemma of globalisation

South Africa gets a new start

Public finance
Mick Moore

High time to get organised

On their own, the rich nations are no longer able to regulate tax issues internationally

New Silk Road
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Clean at home, dirty abroad

China massively invests in coal power in the Belt and Road countries

Poverty Reduction

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

Fundamental human right under attack
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
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

Gender Equality

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

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

Governance

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts

Sustainability

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts