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Change of government
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado

Restart needed

Mexico’s new president has promised a new policy on security and drugs-related crime

Democracy
Jonathan Bashi

A pervasive lack of trust

There is no guarantee that the elections in the DRC will be peaceful, transparent and credible

Authoritarian tendencies
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Destroying global commons

Brazil’s new president is set to cause massive environmental damage

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

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

In defence of the SDGs

Excessive suspicion of private-sector interests does not help

Hijras
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

History of a marginalised ­community

The British introduced the discrimination of transgender persons to South Asia

Social inclusion
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Recognising a minority’s human rights

A new law confirms that transgender persons enjoy the same rights as other citizens do in Pakistan

International finance institution
Korinna Horta

Dangerous transformation

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

Multilateral bank
Korinna Horta

Reform gone wrong

The World Bank’s social and environmental standards have been weakened significantly

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The IPCC, Bolsonaro, Trump and Kavanaugh

Climate change and the rise of right-wing populism

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Poverty Reduction

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

What Zanzibar's spices have to do with gender equality
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”

Gender Equality

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

What Zanzibar's spices have to do with gender equality
The fate of a Rwandan man with disability
Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya

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