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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.

Financing
Oliver Schmidt

Is microcredit a debt trap?

Intricate factors determine if microcredits are a success or failure

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Venezuela’s escalating crisis

Foreign mediation would be useful in Caracas – but unlikely to happen

Contraception
Renate Bähr

Facts and figures on family planning

Young women, in particular, are unable to use contraceptives and plan their families as they wish

Education and contraception
Renate Bähr

Self-determined life for women

Societal norms and lack of equality stand in the way of modern family planning and contraception

USA
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

When ideology trumps evidence

How foreign-policy debate is changing in the USA

Saudi Arabia
Nassir Djafari

How much reform can the kingdom take?

King Salman of Saudi Arabia announced a comprehensive reform programme, whether it will go smoothly is doubtful

Editorial
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Unfinished business

There needs to be societal change to prevent unwanted pregnancies and promote female equality

Summer special
Natalia Bezhanishvili
Linda Engel

Return full of experiences and motivation

Natalia Bezhanishvili (20) from Georgia works as a volunteer for Grüne Liga Berlin

Summer special
Godwin Drofenu

Taking the best from each culture

Godwin Drofenu from Togo is 22 years old and is working in a residential community for mentally handicapped people in Schwäbisch Gmünd

Health care
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Investing in the world’s poorest children

According to UNICEF, supporting the world’s poorest children is twice as effective as supporting those who are less poor

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.

The fate of a Rwandan man with disability
Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president

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