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Oxfam
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Fundamental change needed to overcome inequality

To enable everyone to live a good life, Oxfam demands social and environmental justice

Special interests
Michael Steffen
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The public good must not be left to powerful billionaires

Beware of plutocrats’ self-interest, even when they engage in philanthropy

Climate protection
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

UNEP sees climate opportunities in pandemic-related stimulus

Carbon emissions have gone down because of Covid-19, but that is no real transformation

Relevant reading
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

The Middle East and the challenge to the west

French scholar wants western governments to reconsider approach to MENA region

Bilateral lending
Claudia Isabel Rittel

Understanding Chinese development loans

Chinese agencies’ responsibilities are more transparent than generally assumed

Relevant reading
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Singapore’s clever approach to public housing

Why UN-Habitat praises Singapore in its latest issue of its "Housing Practice Series"

KfW
Sanna Stockstrom
Matthias Zilbauer

KfW promotes energy-efficient new buildings in Mexico

The “EcoCasa” project offers financial incentives and technical support to help real estate developers boost energy efficiency

Urban development
Sarah C. Schreiner

Why real-estate prices are rising fast in Istanbul

For the most part, Istanbul’s city council is giving real-estate developers free rein

Urbanisation
Diana Mitlin
David Satterthwaite

Stages of improving neglected communities’ lives

There are many dimensions to upgrading an informal settlement, so improvement programmes operate at several levels

Social media
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Increasingly manipulated forum

Online trolls’ disinformation is undermining Philippine democracy

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Poverty Reduction

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

International degrees, national development
Why farms should opt for multiple benefit strategies
How GDP statistics are misleading
Growth, green growth or degrowth?
Overview culture special

Gender Equality

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

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Uganda faces rising challenges in combating gender-based violence
Human rights for all
Kenya debates decriminalising suicide to address mental health

Governance

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

International degrees, national development
Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods
Overview culture special
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Our editor-in-chief says goodbye

Sustainability

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

International degrees, national development
Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods
Overview culture special
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Our editor-in-chief says goodbye