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Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Early signs of paradigm change

With global implications, the buzzword “Green New Deal” is causing new excitement in US politics

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Poor choice”

The FT’s assessment of Trump’s nominee for the World Bank presidency is devastating

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

When action comes too late

Vale seems to be finally learning the lessons disasters

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Left-wing populists cause hardship too

What Venezuela and Zimbabwe have in common

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why sovereignty must be pooled

Brexit proponents don’t want to assume human responsibility for global public goods

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

We are facing new anxieties – and old ones too

Some more thoughts triggered by Paul Collier’s new book

Economic doctrines
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Mutual obligations

Paul Collier's new book is a response to the twin shocks of 2016: Brexit and Trump

Rule of law
Christiane Rudolph

Facilitating investments

The rule of law is essential for generating employment and fostering prosperity

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is a backward-looking leader

Bangladesh's recent elections were neither free nor fair

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Business media should finally see through Modi’s mask

Chief of India’s central bank steps down

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Poverty Reduction

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

Junk food in school
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

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.

Junk food in school
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

Sustainability

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

Junk food in school
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