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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.

Education
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Learning the Chinese way

Chinese-run education programmes strengthen economic cooperation with Zambia

Fair prices
Ruud Bronkhorst

Expert advice from the Netherlands

How the InfoBridge Foundation is promoting fair-pricing approaches

Fighting poverty
Ruud Bronkhorst

Setting ‘fair’ prices

What governments should do to boost the incomes of poor farmers and workers

Germany
Maren Suchta-Platzmann
Amédé Schmitz

Commission presents recommendations for German Government

Experts recommend targeting support for social-protection systems in countries of origin and host countries to mitigate the causes of displacement

Social policy
Maren Suchta-Platzmann
Amédé Schmitz

Social-protection systems reduce causes of displacement

Social-protection systems not only offer a safety net for individuals; they can also help tackle crises affecting society as a whole

Syria
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

No part of Syria is safe for returnees

Amnesty International reports that Syrians returning to their country are subjected to arbitrary detention, torture and enforced disappearance

Chilli farming
Farai Shawn Matiashe

A hot spice for a hot market

Zimbabwean farmers take aim at profitable global markets for hot chillies

Disability
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Empowering women and changing minds

Civil-society organisations are calling for the empowerment of disabled women who have experienced violence

New Federal Government
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Several things to like

Two development scholars assess coalition agreement of Germany’s new federal government

Seaports
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Building a better gateway

Tanzania aims to boost regional trade volumes with a major seaport upgrade

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