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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.

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

What does it mean to be “conservative” today?

There are more important reasons to worry about our future than migration

Climate
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Higher ambitions are essential

Rule book for Paris Agreement lays the foundation for implementation – now action is needed

KfW
Friederike Bauer

“A shift in attitude is already underway”

KfW increasingly engages in promoting the global transport transition

Kenya
Brenda Mbaja Lubang'a

Sex for fish

Poverty and desperation lead women in fishing communities in Kenya to trade sex for goods

KfW
Klaus Gihr
Friederike Bauer

Time for change – but how?

The majority of developing countries and emerging economies still lack quick, safe and affordable transport

Climate change
Walter Kälin
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Deciding whether to migrate and where to go

Law professor assesses links between climate change and migration

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why Theresa May could never negotiate a better Brexit deal

Pooling sovereignty is not surrendering sovereignty

International organisations

A reform agenda for the ILO

The tripartite setting of the ILO was useful in the past, but it does not represent the world of work adequately today

Global governance
Raymond Saner

Labour is not a commodity

The ILO was established to promote social justice 100 years ago – and that mission stays relevant

World Bank
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Good enough governance

According to the World Bank, the quality of governance depends on people’s policy acceptance

Poverty Reduction

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

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“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

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
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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