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Regierungsführung
Mobile telephony
Michael Ruffert

Citizen participate via SMS

In Togo, some citizens use text messages to monitor their local government

Gülen movement
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Power struggle in Turkey

German think tank analyses the Gülen movement's impact on politics in Turkey

Global governance
Erik Solheim

“Investigate internationally”

Erik Solheim of the OECD wants rich nations to step up the fight against illicit financial flows

Repression
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Pledging allegiance

Egypt’s constitutional referendum was merely a triumph of counter-revolution

Stemming corruption
Michael Ruffert

Government watchdogs

Uganda's supreme auditors put a check on illicit financial flows

Local government
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Profile of Abdel Mughni Nofal

In the Palestinian territories, the Municipal Development and Lending Fund is boosting governmental accountability

Digital technology
Doris Köhn

“Improving people’s lives”

Doris Köhn: Governmental transparency and public participation serve development

Military

Global benefits, national motives

Why Bangladesh sends troops on UN missions and how the world benefits from such engagement

 Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Judging the judges

Judging the judges:­ independent branch of government must not be beyond criticism

Post-conflict countries

No easy answers

Hard questions and no easy answers: the dilemmas of transitional justice

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Poverty Reduction

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

Fundamental human right under attack
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
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

Gender Equality

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

The fate of a Rwandan man with disability
Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts

Sustainability

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts