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Zivilgesellschaft
Multilateral affairs
Antonio Tujan Jr.

Unequal partners

INGOs are northern-based agencies claiming to speak for marginalised people in the global south

Human Rights
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

“For us, there is only death”

Indigenous environment activists are at risk all over the world

International NGOs
Charlotte Dany
Andrea Schneiker

Experts, advocates and activists

International NGOs play various roles in global politics; their scope for influence varies as do their legitimacy problems

Lebanon
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar

Faith-based parliament

Lebanon is a parliamentary democracy with strong confessional characteristics

Lebanon
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar

A lack of political reform

The confessional system and the conflict in Syria lead to tensions within Lebanese society

Nicaragua Canal

A violation of civil liberties

By building the Nicaragua Canal, Nicaragua’s government is ignoring the concerns of its own people

Nicaragua Canal

Citizen protests

Citizens directly affected by the construction of the Nicaragua Canal are fighting against the project

Ebola
Rebecca Renz

“Losing track means losing lives”

Civil-society organisation ONE criticises donors lack of funding transparency in Ebola crisis

After the elections
Timur Tinç

Testing times for Turkish democracy

What lies ahead for the AKP in Turkey after the election losses?

Comment
Patricia Galicia

Guatemalan government is teetering

Corruption scandal imperils Guatemalan government

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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.

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

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