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Governance
Minorities
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Stateless and without rights

Many ethnic minorities in Thailand are stateless and thereby without rights

Pamoja Dance Group
Isabella Bauer

A sad tale about elephants

Nairobi’s Pamoja Dance Group stages an environmental and social drama to raise awareness of elephant poaching

Refugees
Frank Odenthal

A hard life in the desert

In Western Sahara, many people, including children, lose limbs because of landmines and cluster munition

Rule of law
Tiffany Jenkins

“Incidents must be investigated”

Why the Philippines’ Jane and Joe Doe laws must be abolished

Civil war
Martina Sabra

Invisible victims

Exiled Syrians help fellow citizens in Jordan in private rehabilitation centres

Gender Equality
Reda Fhelboom

Unspeakable phenomenon

In Libya, domestic violence is not talked about

Nowadays
Fidelis Adele

Ebola, the new enemy

In west African post-conflict countries, Ebola is the new killer

Elections
Edith Koesoemawiria

Comfortable among the people

Why Indonesians chose Joko Widodo to be their president

Nowadays
Sandip Chattopadhyay

Rushing to southern clinics

Why Kolkatans spend entire days on trains to see a doctor

News

In brief

The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety, the announcment of a New Development Bank and the recount of votes in Afghanistans' Presidental election

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Poverty Reduction

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

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”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

Gender Equality

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

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful

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