Jonas Björk, Carl-Johan Backman and Frida Ashbourne from Biståndsdebatten.se walked around Almedalen and asked which is the most important development issue. They encountered, among others, the Center Party's party leader Annie Lööf, the feminist initiative's MEP Soraya Post, the playwright and debater Stina Oscarsson and Save the Children Gotland's chairman Peter Herthelius. Listen to which development question they think is most important!
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June 29, 2015, FUF pods
Of: Rafaela Gusmao
Kara Hermez talks about her trip to northern Iraq where she visited various refugee camps. She talks about IS's progress and the problems with aid there. Rafaela Gusmao is interviewed.
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June 28, 2015, FUF pods
Of: Madelaine Seidlitz
While we peacefully celebrate Midsummer in Sweden, millions of people in the world are fleeing. Some lose their lives on the road to a closed Europe, others are imprisoned by criminal gangs in Libya. Sweden should set a good example and give humanitarian visas to people who want to seek asylum, writes Madelaine Seidlitz at Amnesty International.
June 18, 2015, Debate
Of: Carolina Ehrnrooth
Right now, UN member states are negotiating the new development goals that will make the world more equal, prosperous and sustainable. At the same time, 168 million of the world's children are working in harmful jobs. The world's governments must understand the extent of the problem and ensure that children are actually included in development goals, writes Carolina Ehrnrooth at Barnfonden.
June 12, 2015, Debate
Of: Annie Sturinge (f. Sturesson)
Build roads and hydropower plants or raise teachers' salaries and invest more money in healthcare? In Uganda, the government and donors have different views on what to prioritize. But the debate about priorities and budget shares risks missing the real core question - how the state should implement its budget, writes Annie Sturesson who works at the Ministry of Finance in Uganda.
June 1, 2015, Debate
