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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.

G8
Alexandra Janda

Not much progress

G8 summit in Toyako: not much progress

Comment
Meike Scholz

Risky, but worthy

Arrest warrant for sudanese president El Bashir?

African Standby Force
Alexandra Janda

A skeptic takes stock

A skeptic takes stock of the African Standby Force

China
Alexandra Janda

Successful cooperation

China's cooperation with donor agencies

Doha Round

Failure after near success

With breakthrough in reach, WTO fails to make progress

Biodiversity
Meike Scholz

“Bonn Mandate” after years of grid-lock

The results of the biodiversity conference in Bonn

Infrastructure
Rupert Neudeck

When the sky cries

An infrastructural project of water collection in Ethiopia

Comment
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Ignorant of global affairs

Exaggerated criticism of development efforts per se

Administrative reform
Tom Pätz
Günther Taube

Service orientation and transparency

Ethiopian civil-service reform

News
Eleonore von Bothmer
Claudia Isabel Rittel

International ban of cluster bombs

News

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.

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