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Governance
Relevant reading

Participation and equal opportunities

Relevant reading on equal opportunities for people with disabilities

Editorial
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Inclusion beats poverty

Why poverty and disability are mutually reinforcing and what inclusion can do about the matter

Pamoja Dance Group
Joseph Kanyenje

Impressive performance

The Pamoja Dance Group in Kenya consists of dancers with and without disability – and moves its audience more than others

Empricial data
Lydia de Leeuw

Underestimated suffering

The plight of refugees with disabilities tends to be overlooked as research in Jordan and Lebanon shows

Inclusion
Samir Abi

Something is happening

Togo sees progress in the struggle for the rights of people with disabilities

Private sector
Ipsita Sapra

Unlocking potential

Private-sector companies in India realise the benefits of employing persons with disabilities

Special needs
Ipsita Sapra

Dysfunctional support system

India's state-run system for providing educational opportunities to persons with disabilities is deeply flawed

Indonesia
Edith Koesoemawiria

Unbounded spirit

The story of Ratna Indraswari Ibrahim – a prolific writer, feminist and activist bound to a wheelchair

India
Friederike Bauer

Creating new standards

KfW supports energy-efficiency in Indian buildings

Organised crime
Verónica Corchado
Sonja Peteranderl

“A deal with death”

How illegal drug trafficking destroys my home town Ciudad Juárez

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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
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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