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Of: Robert Höglund
The proportion of people in the world living in extreme poverty has more than halved in the last 20 years, but success does not seem to be stuck in the public consciousness. An excessively negative perception of the world situation leads to hopelessness. Therefore, we must increase knowledge about and rejoice in what gets better, writes Robert Höglund, communications manager at Oxfam Sweden.
September 29, 2016, Debate
At the turn of the year, the starting point for the work of implementing the Agenda 2030 adopted by the UN General Assembly was set. The goals are universal and apply to all countries, including Sweden. This spring, the government therefore appointed a delegation which, among other things, is tasked with producing an overall action plan for Sweden's implementation of the agenda. How does the delegation work with the development of the action plan? What are the conclusions so far? How can Swedish authorities, civil society, companies and the general public be involved in the work on Agenda 2030? Listen to Johan Hassel, member of the Agenda 2030 delegation.
September 20, 2016, FUF pods
Of: Melanie Ward
Today, the UN summit on migration and refugees takes place, and tomorrow the US-led summit on refugees where Sweden is a co-host. During the summits, Sweden and the EU must push for better support for the countries that receive the vast majority of the world's refugees, and for global commitments regarding resettlement to be strengthened. It writes Melanie Ward from the International Rescue Committee (IRC).
September 19, 2016, Debate
What does Agenda 2030 mean and how do we achieve our goals? How do we raise the work we do in Sweden to a global level? And what role do the young people of the world play in this work? On 10 September 2016, FUF and LSU arranged a conference on the theme Youth & Agenda 2030 - local going global with participants from all over the world. In this section of the FUF podcast, we get to listen to the speech and panel discussion that opened the conference. Speakers are Johan Hassel (Agenda 2030 delegation), Hanna Hansson (Concord Sweden), Rosaline Marbinah (LSU), Bosco Aung (NYC in Burma) and Moreblessing Mavhika (NEWAG in Zimbabwe). Josephine Bladh moderates.
September 10, 2016, FUF pods
Of: Anna Mia Ekström, Anna Sjöblom, Christina Franzén, Claes Ånstrand, Farhad Mazi Esfahani, Frida Sandegård, Gunilla Källenius, Mari Mörth, Maria Andersson, Mikaela Hildebrand and Tobias Alfvén
Every year, AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria cause the deaths of three million people. The challenges are many, but there is still hope of achieving the UN goal of stopping these diseases by 2030. In two weeks, world leaders will announce how much contribution they are willing to make to the Global Fund against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in the next three-year period. It is time for a gathering of forces, write representatives of RFSU, RFSL, Médecins Sans Frontières, the Swedish Medical Association's Committee for Global Health, the World Infection Fund, Karolinska Institutet and HIV-Sweden.
September 9, 2016, Debate