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Opposition leaders set free

First achievements evident in national dialogue promoted by faith leaders in Cameroon

Sustainable Development Goals
Ulrich Nitschke
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The ambivalence of religions

Why religion can be abused for identity politics, but may also help to achieve SDGs

Identity politics
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani

Increasingly aggressive

In spite of India’s constitution, Modi government is adopting aggressive anti-Muslim policies

Religion and development
Berthold Weig

Ambitious mission

Germany’s development policymakers want religious actors on board as partners for sustainable development

Security
Edward Ronald Sekyewa

Digital surveillance

What Ugandan authorities are doing to limit the impact of online opposition voices

Anti-Semitism
Benjamin Balthaser

Loving Israel and hating Jews

The anti-Semitism of Trump and Netanyahu

US politics
Jonathan Brenneman

Anti-Semitic Zionists

How Evangelicals have usurped Jewish American’s support for Israel

Mental health
Raphael Mweninguwe

Suicide on the rise

People who suffer from depression need better care in Malawi

Our view
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Common ground

World religions share important principles, including peace, justice and charity

Ethnic conflicts
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Tribal rifts widen in Zimbabwe

Underdevelopment is responsible for the rising tribal tensions in Zimbabwe

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Poverty Reduction

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

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
How to end hunger
Why food security needs both peacebuilding and livelihood development
Eco-friendly agriculture must reduce farmers’ costs
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?

Gender Equality

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

Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development
Addressing gender-based violence in Colombia

Governance

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

Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood

Sustainability

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

Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood