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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.

Land reform
Tiffany Jenkins

Redistribution that triggers violence

After 27 years, the Philippine land-reform programme has only been enforced to not quite 80 %

In brief

News of the week

Relevant news – 9 May to 15 May

European Union
Benjamin Luig
Armin Paasch
Kerstin Lanje

The EU is not taking policy coherence seriously

The EU is not doing nearly enough to ensure policy coherence for development

G7 summit
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Germany aspires to set ­development agenda

Germany wants G7 summit to focus on women, climate, food and health

World leadership
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Incoherent challengers

The G7 is more coherent and influential than the BRICS

Asia
Floreana Miesen

Growth, equity and sustainability

As Asian growth picks up, equity and sustainability are major concerns

Global public goods
Loren Legarda
Hans-Christoph Neidlein

“Failure is not an option”

Philippines Senator assesses outlook for Paris climate summit in December

In brief

News of the week

Relevant news – 2 May to 8 May

Global leadership
Saleemul Huq

“The time for talking has passed”

Climate-diplomacy veteran from Bangladesh explains why Paris summit will not solve all problems and emerging markets are becoming leaders

Public finance
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Increasing debt problems

CSOs demand UN mechanism for solving debt crises

Poverty Reduction

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

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
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

Gender Equality

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

The literary power of Black women writers
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

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
Waithood – endless adolescence
“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”

Sustainability

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

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
Waithood – endless adolescence
“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”