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Of: ANITA KLUM, Annika Schabbauer and Eva Zetterberg
Today it is 15 years since the UN adopted Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. Peace and women's organizations have benefited greatly from it, but they are still facing a lot of opposition. Now we demand quotas and more resources for women's representation, write three representatives of Operation 1325.
October 31, 2015, Debate
Sustainable and long-term development can only be achieved when societies are peaceful and when no groups are discriminated against. Therefore, it is a great victory that the UN's new global sustainability goal contains a goal of peace and justice, writes Pernilla Bergström at the UN.
October 27, 2015, Debate
Of: Linnea Gelot
Sweden can play an important role in counteracting conflicts in Africa. We should more clearly prioritize conflict prevention and gender equality in the work to promote peace and security, writes researcher Linnéa Gelot.
October 22, 2015, Debate
Of: Gabriella Irsten
Sweden must stop patting itself on the shoulder and become more self-critical. It is time to see the problems that Swedish arms exports create, not least for women around the world. Make feminist foreign policy a reality and abolish Swedish arms exports, writes Gabriella Irsten, an expert on disarmament and security issues.
October 20, 2015, Debate
It has become increasingly common to go as a young volunteer to an orphanage in another country. Many people who volunteer do so because they want to make an effort to improve the world, but despite good will, volunteer travel can often do more harm than good. In this episode of the FUF podcast, you will hear Britta Holmberg, Deputy Secretary General of the World Childhood Foundation. The seminar took place on October 15, 2015.
October 15, 2015, FUF pods
Of: Charlotte Bohman
The new global goals strive to show in an easy-to-understand way the challenges in the world today. An excellent initiative. Now the rest depends on the implementation. This is where the biggest challenges lie - to make everyone want to participate in the process and really do something, writes Charlotte Bohman at the organization Hand in Hand.
October 14, 2015, Debate
Of: Bertil Odén
The Government's budget for 2016 contains ambitious plans for development assistance. The challenge will be to resist the political spinal cord reaction to be involved everywhere and be prepared to downgrade some of the areas, writes aid expert Bertil Odén.
October 8, 2015, Debate