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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.

KfW
Friederike Bauer

Desks, tables, windows – and dry floors

Renovated and well equipped school creates a good learning environment

Social protection
Praveen Jha
Praveen Jha

No longer convincing trendsetter

After dramatic social-spending cuts, it does not make much sense to speak of a European social model anymore

Social protection
Praveen Jha
Praveen Jha

What independence leaders found impressive

What impression European welfare states made on the leaders of former colonies

World order
Dirk Messner
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Teetering continent”

The EU is currently not a convincing model of supranational policymaking, but it can – and should – become one

Foreign trade
Friedrich Kaufmann
Winfried Borowczak

Mozambique’s trade with ­Germany

Mozambique primarily exports commodities to Germany

Trade
Friedrich Kaufmann
Winfried Borowczak

Moving away from simple commodity exports

An Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU offers Mozambique opportunities, but the country must grasp them

EU Council presidency
Gerd Müller

Investing in the future

Gerd Müller, Germany's federal minister for economic cooperation and development, wants the EU to adopt a new Africa policy

Marginalisation
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Living on the land – but not owning it

Zimbabwe’s women face resistance to exercising their rights to own land

Underutilised crop species
Silke Stöber

Bitter melon and spiderplant

The examples of the bitter melon and spiderplant show how valuable neglected edible plants are

KfW
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

A pioneer in challenging markets

Carpenters, painters, architects and even young people with no formal education learn drywall construction at the Knauf training centre in Ghana

Poverty Reduction

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
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

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.

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities

Sustainability

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities