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Finance
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

The SDGs and the private sector

Study of German civil-society organisations claims that the 2030 Agenda needs to be safeguarded against corporate interference

Hijras
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

History of a marginalised ­community

The British introduced the discrimination of transgender persons to South Asia

International finance institution
Korinna Horta

Dangerous transformation

World Bank can do more lending – and charges more interest rates

Poverty targeting
James G. Bennett

Six main methodologies

How to identify poor people for the provision of support

Mafia
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Gangsters colluding with governments

Brazilian scholar warns that prohibition is compounding drug-related problems

Urban Development
Monika Hellstern

Inclusive cities

The state needs to support active citizens to make South African cities more inclusive

Agriculture
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Digital farming

How digitisation can benefit commercial farms in India

Kofi Annan
Friederike Bauer

Special relationship with Africa

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan cared deeply about Africa

Education
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado

Cultural change

Future jobs will require high levels of specialisation

Digitalisation
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Four important tech trends

The meanings of artificial intelligence, automation, big data and blockchain

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Poverty Reduction

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

Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Why farms should opt for multiple benefit strategies
How GDP statistics are misleading
Growth, green growth or degrowth?

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.

What G7 should do in response to sovereign debt crises
Multilateral action on sovereign debt must speed up
Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods

Sustainability

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

What G7 should do in response to sovereign debt crises
Multilateral action on sovereign debt must speed up
Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods