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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.

Platform on Disaster Displacement
Walter Kälin

Protecting people displaced by disasters

The Platform on Disaster Displacement’s objective is to integrate the protection of refugees in international processes

EU policy
Ibrahim Manzo Diallo
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

“The flow has not stopped”

Agadez in Niger is a transit hub for many African refugees – both on the way north and on the way back

Refugees in Lebanon
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar

Poverty and a lack of rights

Lebanon has taken in over a million refugees and is struggling with many problems

Hotspot Afghanistan
Bernd Leidner

Private sector needs suitable financing

Small and medium-sized enterprises can boost Afghanistan’s economic development – provided they receive well-targeted support in obtaining credit

BIodiversity
Cema Tork

Agriculture at risk

FAO sees food security at risk because of biodiversity loss

Environmental protection
Ika Ningtyas

Mangroves against climate change

Conserving mangrove forests to protect Indonesia’s coasts and mitigate climate change

Health

How to contain superbugs

The escalating global crisis of drug-resistant diseases requires a global response

Development of democracy
Rolf Drescher

Malawi heads for elections

For Malawi, no signs of economic upswing in sight

Biotechnology
Humphrey Nkonde

Consumption might be unsafe

Zambia allows import of genetically modified food

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Serving the bottom of the pyramid

In Kenya, two private-sector companies are making important difference in poor people’s lives

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