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Governance
Gender
Reham Alhelsi
Petra Schöning

Women’s shadow councils in Palestine

Women’s shadow councils lend support to Palestinian councilwomen

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

All politics is local

Devolution of government powers to sub-national levels deepens democracy and serves long term stability

Twin cities
Stefan Wilhelmy

Tackling climate issues

Local governments in Germany draft and implement climate policies with twin cities in the Global South

Sanitation
Isabel Günther
Alexandra Horst

Access to better toilets

How to improve the sanitation situation in slum settlements

Liberia
Samwar S. Fallah

Appointed by the president

Why elected local governments would be good for Liberia

Kenya
Agnes Abuom

The new tier  of government

Kenya's new counties give people more say at the local level, but governance challenges persist

Local government
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Meet Mayor Erap, the former president

More than a mere rerun? Joseph Estrada, the Philippines former president, is now running his nation’s capital city

Manila
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Dysfunctional complexity

Metro Manila: why the governance structure is so complicated, and why that is not so unusual

Faith-based activism
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Essential matters

Why human rights depend on civil-society activism and what role the churches can play

Print edition

Contents April issue

D+C/E+Z: Contents page of April's print edition with links to all contributions

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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