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Relevant reading
Nassir Djafari

Oil and development

Oil wealth does not necessarily prevent democratic development, researchers find

Paris Declaration
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau

Keeping up the momentum

Revisiting the principles of aid effectiveness

Education
Niaz Asadullah
Zaki Wahhaj

Marriage instead of graduation

Girls’ school enrolment figures are good in Bangladesh, but drop-out rates are worrying

Urbanisation
Ellen Thalman

“Can a city be sustainable?”

The “New Urban Agenda” will set a global urbanisation strategy for the next two decades

Summer special
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Unthinkable

Voices of Violence documents atrocities women suffer at the hands of rebels in the DRC and shows how victims can cope with trauma

Summer special
Eva-Maria Verfürth

A girl walks home alone at night

A vampire western in Farsi was produced in the USA and is attracting international attention

Peace agreement
Gregor Maaß
Mario Pilz

Hope for millions of victims of Colombia’s civil war

The upcoming peace agreement in Colombia and its effects on the victims of the civil war

Summer special
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

A Muslim’s response to Islamist terrorism

A great movie about militant rule in Timbuktu

Sierra Leone
Anne Jung

Boom and bust

The consequences of the Ebola epidemic for Sierra Leone’s economy

Summer special
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Women fight back

A funny and political film from India shows women asserting sexual liberty and fighting rape

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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.

Why men are needed in feminist activism
Overview culture special
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Uganda faces rising challenges in combating gender-based violence
Human rights for all

Governance

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

European democracies under attack from North America
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

Sustainability

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

European democracies under attack from North America
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