Poverty Reduction

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

When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts

To understand what impacts multiple global crises have on everyday life in a developing country, consider the example of Kenya.

Jobs for young people

Moving ahead in Bangladesh

Giving young Bangladeshis a chance to find a livelihood

Microfinance

Beyond more income

Grameen Bank model works for Argentina’s Fundación León

Comment

After the quake

In Haiti, the state must be reconstructed, and not only buildings

Research

Work is not everything

Researches focus on decent work

Editorial

Do more

Development agencies have their work cut out

Poverty alleviation

“Employment in lean seasons”

Employment guarantees are boosting rural development in India

Preventing poverty

Dirty shoes

Microinsurance schemes could protect 3 billion people from harm

Global warming

“Wastewater is a resource”

Smarter water infrastructure is made necessary by climate change

Climate change

An equitable solution

Outlines of a global deal on climate protection and poverty reduction

Fighting poverty

Right to life

Maternal health: an unattainable goal by 2015

Sustainability

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