Dossier 2017/05 global agenda

Global agenda

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Primary school in Mali.
Editorial
– by Hans Dembowski

Guidance for policymakers

The SDGs are achievable in principle, G20 leaders would do well to consider them
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Sustainability
– by Chinedu Moghalu

Building greening economies

Africa’s private sector must drive transformation to sustainability, but global cooperation is needed too
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International cooperation
– by Gerd Müller, Hans Dembowski

“Our success will depend on joint action”

Gerd Müller, Germany’s federal minister for economic cooperation and development, proposes launching a Marshall Plan with Africa
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Multilateral affairs
– by Belay Begashaw

Global governance for SDGs

Peer pressure can contribute to achieving the SDGs – but more is needed
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Sustainability
– by Karl Falkenberg

A European brand

Europe must change course to achieve sustainability
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Official development assistance
– by Scott Morris, Sabine Balk

A matter of enlightened self-interest

US-President Donald Trump`s budget plans for 2018 are alarming: he wants to slash official development assistance
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Identity politics
– by Aditi Roy Ghatak

Lip service to the SDGs

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi insists that his government is setting an example of good governance, but not everyone agrees
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African reality
– by Frank Masanta Jr.

Vision 2030

Zambia’s government has committed to the SDGs, but they will most likely prove quite difficult to achieve
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G20
– by Adolf Kloke-Lesch

Sustainably overstrained?

G20 needs to reaffirm the universality of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
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Research
– by Sebastian Rewerski

More than a lack of money

Well-being and happiness are key criteria for a “rich” and contented life
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Refugees
– by Mona Naggar

Universal responsibility

In Lebanon, hundreds of thousands of Syrians are living in poverty without rights
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International cooperation
– by Frannie Leautier

Continent of opportunity

The African Development Bank considers the German proposal to launch a Marshall Plan a step in the right direction
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Human-made catastrophes
– by Hans Dembowski

Dangerous hunger

Worsening food insecurity in East and Central Africa is an issue of global relevance
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Inter-faith dialogue
– by Hans Dembowski

Shared values

Involving faith-based organisations in the SDG agenda makes sense, but is nothing trivial
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Faith-based organisations
– by Hans Dembowski

Building trust

The International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development
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