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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.

Non-violent action
Armando Mussa Sani
Jasmina Barckhausen

Their grandparents’ legacy

Three examples of how peace activists use non-violent means to settle land conflicts in Guinea Bissau

Civil peace service
Armando Mussa Sani
Jasmina Barckhausen

Theatre sheds light on conflicts

Guinea-Bissau must finally apply its land law in order to resolve conflicts

Philanthropy
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Praise individuals, not the trend

The growing influence of philanthropy in public affairs is worrisome

Fundamentalist ideologies
Maysam Behravesh

Competing Islamisms

Ideological differences contribute to current tensions between Qatar and Saudi Arabia

Land grabbing
Djeralar Miankeol

Mafia-like networks

Land grabbing will not stop as long as officials are users and investors themselves

Land grabbing
Djeralar Miankeol

Commercialisation is destroying community rules

Land conflicts are escalating in Chad, with farmers suffering most

Letter to the editor
Winfried Pinger

Marshall Plan with Africa must succeed

African SMEs need better financial services and more competent vocational training, and Germany can help

Land policy
Elijah Grega

How to ease tensions in Sierra Leone

In Sierra Leone, too many farmers have lost their fields as a consequence of large-scale international investments

World Health Organization
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Funding for clean water

New UN report assesses how to finance SDG of universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene

Land rights
Gunther Beger

Disadvantaged traditional occupants

Secure land rights are a key factor for sustainable rural development

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