In brief

G20 needs to reaffirm the universality of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Africa’s agriculture needs new blood, but young people are attracted to the cities

The International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development

Involving faith-based organisations in the SDG agenda makes sense, but is nothing trivial

Oikocredit keeps growing, and has promoted ethical investments in developing countries finance for more than 40 years

FAO assesses state of world fisheries

Coastal megacities are affected by global warming – but they also contribute to the phenomenon

For human-rights defenders in Iran, the situation has deteriorated since the 2015 “nuclear deal”

Humanitarian agencies draw attention to neglected crises in order to help the people affected

Civil-society organisations complain that AIIB does not take account of human-rights violations