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Info meeting: Get involved with FUF in the fall of 2025!
Are you a student, professional or retired, interested in global issues and want to meet like-minded people? Then you might also be curious about a commitment with FUF!
On Thursday, September 4th at 17.30:XNUMX pm, you are warmly welcome to an information meeting about the work of the Association for Development Issues and the opportunities available to get involved with us for a just and sustainable world.
About FUF
This is FUF The Swedish Association for Development Issues (FUF) is, with its neutrality and independence, a unique platform in Sweden that brings together actors from academia and politics as well as authorities, civil society and business who want to learn more about, and discuss, global development issues. For over 50 years, we have worked to create meeting places for knowledge exchange and […]
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Almedalen - current, News
Almedalen's final day: quieter scenes and the limits of democracy
The last day of Almedalen was calm – a big contrast to the intense and bustling previous days. The seminars and talks were comparatively few, and the consistent theme among those with an international focus was Ukraine, although some dealt with the situation in Gaza, human rights in China and religious freedom in Libya. Speaking from the Almedalen stage, Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar […]
June 28th, 2025
Almedalen - current, News
Aid crisis, technological shift and geopolitical upheaval were discussed on Thursday
There were two domestically focused speeches we heard from the Almedalen stage on Thursday. The Social Democrats' party leader Magdalena Andersson began by talking about the serious security situation and gave a brief global outlook before the focus shifted to Sweden. "The world of yesterday is no more, and it will not return," she said, referring to the American […]
June 27th, 2025
Guest chronicle
“Belgium acts as gatekeeper when Europeans seek partnership with Rwanda”
After a diplomatic dispute flared up between Belgium and Rwanda, Rwandans who want to visit Sweden can no longer apply for a visa in Kigali. Instead, they must apply to neighboring Kenya. But the difficulties for Rwandans visiting Schengen do not stop there. Björn Sundeby, chairman of an IST Group with operations in Rwanda, has noted that his own and partner company's staff are no longer being granted their visas. The reason? Belgium is blocking the visas.
June 26th, 2025
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