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Sustainability

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

Dasmani Laary

Ghana introduces emissions tax

Ghana has enacted a law that introduces an annual carbon levy on motor vehicles and industries. In doing so, the West African country becomes the third nation on the continent after South Africa and Mauritius to introduce a carbon tax.

Women’s rights
Glory Makena
Brianna Guidorzi

Partnering with women’s groups can curb gender violence

Local women’s rights groups are often overlooked when global aid organisations plan responses to humanitarian crises. This should change

Sports
Friedhelm Julius Beucher
Jörg Döbereiner
Jörg Döbereiner

“Disabled sports are indispensable”

The president of the German Disabled Sports Association speaks in an interview about the importance of sports and international cooperation

International trade
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The WTO has not collapsed, but it does look shaky

The big promises of the Doha Development Round did not come true

World economy
José Siaba Serrate
José Siaba Serrate

Multilateral order faces toughest test since World War II

Why Ukraine war may sound death knell for world-market integration

Food security
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski
Jörg Döbereiner
Jörg Döbereiner

“Smallholder farms must benefit from innovations”

Research must pay more attention to family farms, says Hildegard Lingnau of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation

Knowledge building
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Training local artisans to produce school furniture

Hoping to improve school conditions in Zambia by producing locally made desks for students

Post growth
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

“A good life doesn’t have to cost the Earth”

British economist contemplates an economy in which the goal is not unlimited growth, but rather an equilibrium between people and nature

Disaster relief and reconstruction
Rukamanee Maharjan

Trauma lingers on seven years after Gorkha earthquake

Nepal’s 2015 earthquake was an example of how natural disasters often deepen pre-existing social divides

Financial transparency
Chimezie Anajama

USA tops this year’s Financial Secrecy Index

According to the Tax Justice Network, G7 members are slowing down global progress regarding financial transparency

Conservation
Farai Shawn Matiashe

Goats farming reduces poaching

Farmers are encouraged to breed goats so they do not have to destroy wildlife to survive

Poverty Reduction

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

Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

Gender Equality

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

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

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

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions

Sustainability

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

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions