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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.

G20
Susanne Sawadogo

Education for catching up

Better education and more investments must pave the way to African development

Colonial legacy
Henning Melber

No land in sight

Despite independence since 1990, land ownership remains unfairly distributed in Namibia

Rural development
Ellen Thalman

Tangible goals

Berlin Charter provides G20 with advice concerning rural development

Global governance
Lea Diehl

Managing refugees and migration

German think tank calls for coherent global framework to manage changing migration patterns

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Arab monarchies disagree on which Islamists are extremists

Growing tension among Gulf states

Civil society
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Relevant players

Report offers insights into developmental role of German foundations, but does not provide real overview

Global affairs
Axel Berger

Tangible advice

A group of think tanks based in G20 countries – the T20 – provides research-based policy advice to global leaders

Marshall Plan with Africa
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Private sector as saviour?

Experts discuss merits of foreign direct investments in Africa

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

USA will withdraw from Paris Agreement

Donald Trump is renouncing world leadership

Civil society
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Diminished civic equality

Philanthropy is gaining ever more influence in the USA – and that has international implications

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