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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.

Good governance
Berthold M. Kuhn
Berthold M. Kuhn

Tricky benchmarking

The challenge of assessing measures designed to promote better governance

Crime
Joseph Miller

Borderless illegality

Global crime is a global challenge

Interview
Andris Piebalgs

The troops may leave, but the EU will stay

Europe’s Development Commissioner Piebalgs on aid to Afghanistan and other crisis countries

Comment
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

A less than perfect candidate

In spite of evident weaknesses, Lagarde was appointed IMF managing director

Workers’ rights
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

A victory for household helpers

ILO passes convention to protect household helpers

Public Finance
Omari Issa

“Taxes don’t bother investors much”

Why investors do not worry much about developing countries’ tax rates

Central Asia
Hannelore Börgel

In the shadow of Afghanistan

The precarious socio-economic situation is undermining stability in Central Asia

Malawi
Raphael Mweninguwe

Lower fish prices

Malawi: Lower fish prices

Public-finance management
Stephan Klingebiel
Timo Mahn

In the fast lane

Rwanda’s public-finance management is improving fast

Niger
Yahouza Sadissou

The impact of the Libyan crisis on Niger

Migrants are fleeing from Libya to desperately poor Niger

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