Policy-making at the European level is starting to include voices of young people in decision-making processes, according to Johanna Caminati Engström, Policy- and Advocacy Officer for Plan International EU Office and past writer for FUF.
Of: Johanna Caminati Engström
Several EU institutions are currently working to improve the inclusion and representation of youth in the European Union and especially in its external action agenda, says Johanna Caminati Engström, policy and advocacy officer at Plan International's EU office. She highlights the importance of the EU's newly implemented work such as the first-ever Youth Action Plan and reflects on its long term impacts.
March 31, 2022, English, Guest piece, Shops
Western Saharan activist Sultana has had her eye removed as she protests against the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara. This is what Lena Thunberg, editor of Tidskriften Västsahara, writes in a guest column. Photo: Jan Strömdahl.
Of: Lena Thunberg
Western Saharan human rights activist Sultana Khaya has been under house arrest for more than a year in Morocco-occupied Western Sahara. Her crime? She waves the flag of Western Sahara. This is what Lena Thunberg, editor of Tidskriften Västsahara, writes in a guest column.
March 31, 2022, Guest chronicle
Road outside the city of Jowhar in Somalia an area where many have been forced to leave their homes due to drought and conflict. Photo: Tobin Jones, AMISOM / AU. Source: Flickr.
Of: Wilma Sörman Ivarzon
The drought in Somalia is likely to be the worst in 40 years and thousands are at risk of starvation. Despite this, billions in aid money are missing to be able to meet the problems with the drought.
March 30, 2022, Notis
In March, the UN Environment Assembly signed an agreement on plastic waste. By 2024, a legally, internationally binding agreement must be written on littering. Photo: Kim Haughton. Source: Flickr.
Of: Frida Lindberg
The summit with the UN Environment Assembly UNEA in March ended with, among other things, an agreement to develop a global, legally binding agreement on plastic waste. Approaching such an agreement is considered groundbreaking because environmental issues were put on hold during covid-19 - and it is only now that they have returned to the agenda again.
March 29, 2022, Notis
Date and time: 6 May, 18:00 - 20:00
FUF Lund offers an interactive platform for expressing and experiencing feelings, thoughts, and knowledge about sustainability-related topics. Either as a registered participant of our poetry slam competition, a guest jumping on the scene for the open mic session, or as part of the audience, taking it all in and deciding the competition's winner. We welcome […]
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March 29, 2022, Events, Calendar, Local group, Educational activity
Date and time: 7 Apr, 19:00 - 20:00
Information in English and registration link below. Are you interested in global development issues and want to help lift the global development debate? Then you have found the right place! Engaging non-profit in FUF gives you the opportunity to sharpen your CV and meet friends who are also passionate about global issues. The Association for Development Issues (FUF) is a […]
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March 29, 2022, Events, Calendar, Local group, Educational activity
"This is a new situation than in 2015, and it is important not to repeat the mistake of trying to backtrack or tighten or pull out." The environmentalists Maria Ferm, Rasmus Ling and Annika Hirvonen write this in a debate article about Sweden's refugee reception. Pictured: Syrian refugees crossing the border between Hungary and Austria on their way to Germany, 2015. Photo: Mstyslav Chernov. Source: Wikimedia commons.
Of: Angel Collin and Lina Kallio
Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to dominate the media. The war has led to a debate about who should be considered refugees and when economic sanctions should be used.
March 28, 2022, Current debate
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman has previously said the country should review its legal system and limit the death penalty. 81 people have now been executed in the country. Photo / source: NARA & DVIDS Public Domain Archive.
Of: Julia Carlzon
In mid-March, 81 people were executed in Saudi Arabia, which was the country's largest mass execution in modern times. The UN and several other organizations condemn the country's actions, and believe that it could be a war crime.
March 25, 2022, Notis
Date and time: 7 Apr, 18:00 - 20:00
(Information in English below) On April 7 at 18.00 to 20.00 FUF Uppsala together with Sensus welcomes you to the screening of the documentary Fly so far / The Seventeen (2021) by Celina Esher! About the movie Teodora Vásquez was nine months pregnant when she fainted and suffered a miscarriage during her work shift. When she woke up in the hospital, she became […]
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March 25, 2022, Events, Calendar, Local group, Educational activity
An investment in hydropower in Guatemala has a negative effect on indigenous culture, says indigenous leader Mario López. In the picture, he is standing in front of the river Chixoy, which as a result of a power plant is now half as wide. Photo: Sori Lundqvist, Source: The Latin American groups.
Of: Lina Kallio
56 years ago, the UN General Assembly decided on the abolition of racial discrimination. Despite this, there is widespread and structural discrimination against indigenous peoples both in Guatemala and in Sweden.
March 24, 2022, Analysis
