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Poverty Reduction
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Ursula Schäfer-Preuss

Close the gaps

Why development policymakers must not neglect Asia

July/August edition

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor: July/August edition

Multilateral politics
Liane Schalatek

Another opportunity

Ahead of the UN climate summit in Durban, the Green Climate Fund is taking shape

Gender policies
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola

The odds against women

Nigerian trade unions promote gender justice, though not with much bite

Editorial
Eva-Maria Verfürth

Slow progress

After decades of campaigning, women still deserve to be protected and pomoted in working life

Relevant reading
Inga Müller

Equality pays

Relevant reading: why it pays to promote equal opportunities for both sexes

Millennium Development Goals
Aigul Azimova
Nazgul Abazbekova

Saving women’s lives

Tough labour conditions for Central Asia’s female health workers

Women’s rights
Larisa Brown

Double-edged reform

Extending maternity leave in Kenya was a double-edged reform

Class divides
Wanda Steindorf

Wealthy maids

Some domestic helpers in Brazil make good money

Workers’ rights
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

A victory for household helpers

ILO passes convention to protect household helpers

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Poverty Reduction

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

Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

Gender Equality

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

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

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

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions

Sustainability

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

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions