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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.

50 years
Gilles Carbonnier

The challenges ahead

A Swiss view on Germany’s development policy and the challenges of the future

Global governance
Leelananda de Silva

An outdated set-up

How to improve the UN Development System

Relevant reading
Johanna Bergmann

Indispensable imagination

Visions of a sustainable future

New security index
Peter Hauff

Somalia scores worst

New security index: Somalia scores worst

Franco-German development aid
Peter Hauff

A first in South Sudan

France and Germany bundle their resources to support the water sector in South Sudan

Comment
Anne Jung
Marie Müller

Appearances can be deceptive

Civil society representatives are disappointed in Kimberley Process

Aid effectiveness
Dirk Niebel

More than a passing fad

Ahead of the next High Level Forum on Aid effectiveness, Germany’s development minister emphasises the principle of managing for results

Mulitlateral policymaking
Melanie Müller

The myth of a global civil society

Too few NGOs from developing countries take part in climate summits

Aid effectiveness
Claudia Schwegmann

A call for openness

Why donor agencies should grant open access to their data

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Pave the way to the green economy

Europe must pave the path to the “green economy“

Poverty Reduction

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

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
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

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.

Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court

Sustainability

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

Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court