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Sustainability

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

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.

Syrian refugees

Women at risk

CARE demands legal routes and more protection for women and children fleeing Syria

Disabilities

Inclusion counts

New CBM book proves that disability-inclusive development makes economic sense

Agriculture

Big palm oil is making the rules

Growing demand for palm oil is changing agriculture in countries as far apart as Ghana and Indonesia

Education

Hope and employment

Young Palestinians living in Lebanon lack career opportunities, and vocational training can help

Gender relations

U-shaped curve

Young Indian women have great professional aspirations, but many dreams will not come true

Deforestation

Fading forests

New pests are decimating Zimbabwe’s forests

Germany’s Federal Government

Promoting investments in Africa

Two German cabinet members launch joint initiative to boost private-sector development

Job opportunities

Working in poverty

Youth unemployment is on the rise and persistent gender gaps undermine social progress

Ebola vaccine proven effective in clinical trial

This public-health success was driven by international, multi-sector cooperation rather than by market forces

Comment

Lessons from the USA

The widening gap between national and individual well-being might explain a large part of the US election results

Sustainability

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