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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.

Our view
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Lay the foundations

Global trends must be managed in ways to ensure that 11 billion people can live good lives on Earth

South Asia
Richa Arora

Rule-bound governance matters

As civil-society space is shrinking in India, ODA agencies should consider their stance

Retirement provisions
Felix Lee

From the iron rice bowl to the filial piety law

China’s one-child policy is having catastrophic consequences for millions of pensioners

Burundi-China cooperation
Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

A beautiful friendship

China’s influence in Burundi has grown, while that of the EU has diminished

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Two-pronged global crisis

Covid-19 requires global cooperation to protect human health and prevent economic depression

PEGNet Conference 2020

Call for papers

This year's PEGNet conference will deal with conflict and fragility in developing countries

Population growth
Samir Abi

Global challenge

Africa needs 450 million new jobs to benefit from the demographic dividend

Tuberculosis
Roli Mahajan

Never disrupt treatment

To make the world TB free, funding must increase dramatically

Development finance
Mira Enders

Untapped potential

Diaspora bonds could play a bigger role in development finance

Analysis
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

End colonial amnesia

A volume of essays analyses Germany's complex and historically problematic relationship with Africa

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.

Modern dowry payment in Kenya
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

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