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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.

weltwärts volunteers
Daniel Schönig
Yannik Bessei

“We don’t need much money”

Leader of German NGO discusses project in Ecuador with weltwärts volunteer

Editorial
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Government responsibility

The fight against infectious diseases is a task for national governments and the international community

Health care
Karoline Lerche

Discrimination against women reduces immunisation rates

Poverty is sexist – particularly when it comes to health

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Good news from the International Energy Agency

Renewable power generation is expanding faster than expected so far

United Nations
Eva Dick

Mixed results

New Urban Agenda adopted by UN conference Habitat III in Quito in October

Health care
Karoline Lerche

Medicine for all

Gavi and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria are saving millions of lives

Food security
Lea Diehl

Better figures

Global Hunger Index 2016 reckons that things have improved – but almost 800 million people still suffer hunger

Food production
Ali Shaaban Juma

Small chicken

In Zanzibar, imported chicken is crowding out local products

International cooperation
Lea Diehl

Dealing with authoritarian governments

Universal governance standards are not in force everywhere, but are useful nevertheless

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Self-serving African presidents back off from ICC

Out-dated idea of sovereignty is not anti-imperialist

Poverty Reduction

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

What Zanzibar's spices have to do with gender equality
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”

Gender Equality

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

What Zanzibar's spices have to do with gender equality
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

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