Sustainability

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

Hope is a resource

In many countries around the world, spirituality, faith and religion are deeply rooted in everyday life. They offer important access to society and can strengthen individuals and social structures. Faith-based actors, including Christian ones, play a special r...

Hunger crisis

Zimbabwe’s malnutrition crisis worsens under El Niño drought

El Niño-induced drought has faced Zimbabwe with a malnutrition crisis, leaving thousands of children at risk of hunger and starvation. UNICEF warns of severe food poverty and educational disruption for millions of learners.

Human rights

How indigenous spirituality matters

Frank Schwabe, the commissioner for religious freedom of Germany’s federal government, elaborates why the rights of indigenous peoples deserve respect.

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Nature reserves

Burundi’s struggling tourism: Parks and reserves under threat

Burundi’s tourism sector faces challenges, with underdeveloped parks struggling due to encroachment, poaching and lack of funding. Environmental activists urge better protection of the country’s natural reserves.

Multilateralism

Yet again, a climate summit delivers too little, too late

The final agreement sets a target of $ 300 billion annually by 2035 for global climate and falls short of what vulnerable nations demanded.

Our view

Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values

Religion can be used in politics in two fundamentally different ways, and only one serves global cooperation for a sustainably liveable planet.

Climate crisis

An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating

The impacts of the climate crisis on the South Asian subcontinent are already quite bad.

Energy supply

Biogas innovation: Clean energy and fertiliser for Malawi’s farmers

EcoGen, a Malawian start-up, transforms animal waste into biogas and bio-fertiliser, providing farmers with affordable energy and sustainable farming solutions. This innovation helps reduce reliance on firewood and chemical fertilisers.

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Conflict region

Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy

Eco-friendly farming can put grassroots communities in the DRC in a better position to ensure their own food security.

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Sustainability

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