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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.

Public health
Raphael Mweninguwe

Preventable diseases

Malawi’s health sector is doing a good job in combatting neglected tropical diseases

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Sudan is not China

Western media under-estimate the extent to which China opened up under authoritarian rule after the Tiananmen Square massacre

Vocational training
Judy Thuo
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Front-face customer care

Why vocational training matters in Nairobi’s public-transport industry, and why young women in particular deserve job opportunities

Development finance
Cema Tork

Principles traded for efficiency

A new study finds that the AIIB may undermine multilateral bank standards, and that Europe’s members can save them

Inequality
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

How addictive behaviours are linked to inequality

A new book by two British scholars explores the negative impacts that social inequality has on mental health

Universities
Manuel Parra

International network

LMU’s Center for International Health cooperates with universities around the world

Mental distress
Manuel Parra

Workplace violence

Students of an international Masters course are doing research on mental- health risks at the workplace

Environmentalism
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

More satisfaction and happiness

Many young climate activists will find Mike Berners-Lee’s new book “There is no planet B” useful

Aquaculture
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Fish replaces meat

Fish farming is becoming popular in Zimbabwe

Development policy
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Too little and too unambitious

Welthungerhilfe and terre des hommes are calling for more money for official development assistance and more ambitious policies

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