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The forgotten minority By Mark Lattimer

While headline figures on poverty reduction have made for impressive reading, the burden on those left behind has fallen heaviest on minorities and indigenous populations. Have the SDGs got what it takes to lift these groups of people out of poverty for good?
Fragile development By Gary Milante

The SDGs can only be achieved if the international community can improve its ability to assess fragile development situations – a classification that includes the majority of the world’s most deprived and transcends national boundaries
Peace and security for sustainable development By Michael Clarke

Conflict seems an ever-present fact of human existence, and nearly always at the expense of societal development. How can the international community ensure conflict does  not derail the SDGs?
Atrocity prevention and the SDGs – a shared ambition By Alexandra Buskie

The Responsibility to Protect and Agenda 2030 seek sustainable solutions to the challenge of building peaceful societies. Improving knowledge and understanding of the role of development  in preventing atrocities, and vice-versa, will bring benefits for both
In the shadow of conflict By Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman

As the world focuses on the epicentre of the conflict consuming Syria and Iraq, neighbouring areas, such as the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq, are being stressed to breaking point
Can cities help reduce inequality? By Richard Burdett

The growth of urbanisation has created stark inequalities around the world. Through more intelligent design and use of urban spaces, can we move towards a situation where cities  provide safe, prosperous and enjoyable places to live for all their inhabitants?
Understanding corruption By Alina Rocha Menocal

The SDGs recognise the importance of tackling corruption if their ambitious aims are to be realised. But with corruption a highly nuanced, persistent and pervasive problem, how can this be achieved?
From Sendai to Paris: risk-informed development By Jo Scheuer

Lifting vulnerable communities out of poverty will require a shift in thinking away from managing climate-related and other disasters and towards addressing the underlying risks of development
Countering epidemics By Olawale Maiyegun

The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa showed the devastating effect of deadly epidemics – not just for the victims, but for the broader health and prosperity of host countries. How can the international community build resilience against future outbreaks?
Freeing the world of infectious diseases By the International Vaccine Institute

An interview with Dr Jerome Kim, Director General of the International Vaccine Institute