Of: Stein-Erik Kruse
Ownership, realism, coherence and relationships with partners are some of the internal factors that need to be given greater attention - and reflection - in bilateral development cooperation. This is shown by a new report from the Expert Group for Development Aid Analysis (EBA), which looks at Sweden's long-term development cooperation with Uganda. The reporting of results must also be reviewed to adapt to real conditions, writes the report's author Stein-Erik Kruse.
October 25, 2016, Debate
The Millennium Development Goals failed to include people with norm-breaking functional variations, leaving one of the poorest and most vulnerable groups off the global development agenda. The new development agenda, Agenda 2030, talks about the importance of "leave no one behind" - but will it become a reality, or are they just empty words? FUF, the Swedish Association for the Visually Impaired and MyRight invited to a seminar to discuss just this together with representatives of the World Bank, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sida and civil society.
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October 24, 2016, FUF pods
UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security was adopted in 2000. The resolution was adopted as civilians became more and more vulnerable to armed conflict and women were often excluded from peace processes. But why is it important to implement a gender perspective in international peace work? What are the challenges? In this podcast section, you will listen to Martina Lindberg who will talk about how to work with gender mainstreaming in international defense work.
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October 24, 2016, FUF pods
Of: Elin Andersdotter Fabre and Johan Hassel
The importance of cities for global development is growing as the world becomes more urbanized. Therefore, global challenges must be tackled at the local level. Today marks the start of Habitat III, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Urban Development, in Ecuador's capital Quito. Nordic cities can and should take the lead in the transition to sustainable development - let the conference be the starting point for this, write Johan Hassel and Elin Andersdotter Fabre from the think tank Global Challenge.
October 17, 2016, Debate
Of: Maria Andersson
By 2030, everyone will have access to contraception. The world leaders have promised that. But it is not enough to just ensure distribution and infrastructure. People must be given power and the right to decide over their own bodies. So far, more than 225 million people lack contraceptives, writes Maria Andersson, Secretary General of RFSU, the Swedish Association for Sexual Enlightenment.
October 11, 2016, Debate
The State Secretary for International Development Cooperation, Ulrika Modéer, presents the budget bill and the government's plans for development aid and development in 2017. Lennart Wohlgemuth and Malin Stjernström from FUF moderate and ask questions.
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October 3, 2016, FUF pods
