Illustrating a school girl in Nepal. Photo: Wellington College (A trip to Nepal)/Flickr.
Av: Irina Martin
Along with my classmates from Lund University, together we wrote a project proposal which, fictionally, has been approved by the European Commission as part of the course assignment. After hours of discussion and reflections, the decision was to deal with the lack of menstrual health education and accessible menstrual products in the district of Chitwan […]
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25 december, 2020, Chronicle, English, Krönika, Magazine
Photo: Gerry Machen/Flickr
Climate change threatens the world as we know it and the need for climate action is getting more pressing every day. The impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on oil prices opens the door to a green recovery without fossil fuel subsidies.
22 december, 2020, Article, English, Magazine, Reportage
Morten Kjaerum, Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights (“Photo: FUF Lund/RWI Lund”)
Av: Chiara D’Agni och Yi-Chia Chen
Human rights cities, as Lund, is a new phenomenon and according to a recent report by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) they can better contribute to the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). FUF Magazine has interviewed the Director of the RWI, Morten Kjaerum, to talk about SDGs and human rights cities.
21 december, 2020, Article, English, Intervju, Magazine
Economic growth contributes to climate change through large scale resource extraction.
Photo: Andrew Taylor/Flickr
Av: Alice Castensson och Julian Dannefjord
The United Nations envisions both increased economic growth and effective climate action by the end of this decade. The combination of these is not consistent in the current state of the world. To effectively combat the threat of climate change, we need a shift in the status quo and a different economic structure.
20 december, 2020, Chronicle, English, Krönika, Magazine
Illustrating the Importance of Water in the Navajo Nation Photo: Dig Deep
Av: Alice Antoniou och Julia Mühlhauser
Covid-19 has increased awareness of the importance of sanitation globally; however, many face challenges meeting hygiene needs due to difficulties accessing clean water. Native Americans in the United States are particularly hard hit by this issue.
19 december, 2020, English, Magazine, News article, Nyhet
The Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by 193 countries in 2015, but are not on track to be achieved by the 2030 target. (Photo: United Nations Photo/Flickr.)
Av: Klara Bengtsson och Sanna Honkaniemi
The world is not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and accomplish the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. The 17 goals claiming to be transformational are contradictory and insufficient. Poverty has not decreased, inequality is deepening and emissions keep rising. If the SDGs wish to be more than business as usual, structural change is needed.
18 december, 2020, English, Magazine, Opinion
Christine Wamsler, Professor at LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies in Sweden). Photo: Christine Wamsler
Av: Emily Elderfield och Larissa Lachmann
Professor Christine Wamsler’s research includes the role of mindset in tackling sustainability issues, and how individuals and cities can better respond to challenges of the climate crisis. We spoke to her about scales of sustainability, questioned whether the SDGs are integrated enough, and explored the role of education and communication strategies on sustainability.
17 december, 2020, Article, English, Intervju, Magazine
There are several obstacles to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Progress is being made, but not yet in the speed and scale needed. The question is if the challenges will be overcome in time. (Photo: United Nations Ukraine/Flickr)
Av: Claire Coviaux och Josefine Nilsson
The United Nations introduced the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 intending to address the most urgent human challenges until 2030. The main mantra of the SDGs, ensuring no one is left behind, demonstrates the direction towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. This year marks five years of the 2030 Agenda and the […]
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16 december, 2020, Editorial, English, Ledare, Magazine
Peter Biro (European Union 2019)/Flickr
Av: Leni Lindemann och Sofus Malte Rønberg
Political conflict is driving Yemen into the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis. Over half of the Yemeni population is acutely food insecure due to the deliberate targeting of food supply and infrastructure. In order to end hunger and achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, international attention on the political nature of the crisis is required.
16 december, 2020, Article, English, Magazine, Reportage
Datum och tid: 14 jan, 17:00 - 18:00
Att Covid-19 nu är en global världskris har inte undgått någon. Men i spåren av pandemin ökar inte bara ohälsan, utan även antalet personer som lever i fattigdom och hunger, och mäns våld mot kvinnor ökar markant över hela världen. I alla länder är sjukförsäkring och andra sociala trygghetssystem avgörande för hur individer och samhällen klarar kriser, vilket allt fler regeringar har insett. Detta […]
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14 december, 2020, Event, Kalendarium, Webbsändning
