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The corona crisis has hit the most vulnerable in society hard, not least unaccompanied refugees. Therefore, many debaters believe that Sweden has an obligation to grant amnesty to all unaccompanied young people who are in the country.
May 7, 2020, Current debate
Covid-19 has shaken reality as we know it. The fast-paced life has been paused. Public transport is deserted, the streets are empty, school desks are gathering dust and grocery stores are filled with hysterical people emptying their shelves. One question that I have been thinking about a lot during the current pandemic is: will the global goals be achieved? The […]
May 4, 2020, Chronicle
Hundreds of thousands of people have demonstrated for free abortion around Argentina since 2017. Photo: Lara Va (CC BY-SA)
Of: Rosemary Wolf
In Argentina, women are only allowed to have an abortion when their lives are in danger or when they have been abused. But after massive demonstrations, the Argentine president is expected to present a bill on free abortion. Something that could lead to a turnaround throughout South America.
April 30, 2020, News
When schools are closed around the world, the risk of girls being exposed to violence increases, Plan International writes in a debate article.
Of: Ina Carlsson
The corona virus is still a common thread in the media's opinion pages, but in the last week the debate has been less about the disease itself and more about how the measures affect democracy and human rights. Debaters have, among other things, warned of increased violence against girls and human rights defenders.
April 29, 2020, Current debate
The earth's water resources must be managed both long-term sustainably and fairly, writes Viktor Sundman. Photo: Andrés Gómez / Pixabay
Of: Viktor Sundman
Water is essential for stopping hunger, maintaining good health and producing electricity and goods. But in 30 years, five billion people are expected to live in water shortages at least one month a year. How we handle water will be decisive for whether we will achieve the global goals in Agenda 2030, writes Viktor Sundman at the water institute SIWI.
April 29, 2020, Debate
A sustainable world after the corona crisis is not possible if we forget the low-income countries, writes Beatrice Hugosson. Photo: Carl Campbell (CC BY 2.0).
Recently, we have seen actors from the business community, politicians and researchers debate what measures are needed to build a sustainable society after the corona crisis. To try to understand how it should go, I participated in a webinar organized by the research program Mistra Geopolitics. The discussions focused - as in many other places […]
April 28, 2020, Chronicle
In several countries, the police and military brutally beat down people who violate the curfew. Photo: Gerd Altmann / Pixabay
Of: Anna Stenwinkel
Increased police violence, censorship and attacks on the opposition. These are some of the effects of more and more authoritarian regimes around the world using the corona crisis to gain more power. The aid organization Forum Syd is now calling on the government to use the democracy initiative to protect democracy and human rights from the coronavirus.
April 27, 2020, Debate
Human rights are strongly under-prioritized in Swedish companies, especially in the production chain, says lawyer Parul Sharma.
Of: Johanna Wolff
Sweden will not achieve the goals in Agenda 2030 if we do not improve our production chains in countries outside Sweden. That is the opinion of human rights lawyer Parul Sharma in an interview with Utvecklingsmagasinet.
April 27, 2020, Interview
Sweden's climate investment between 2009 and 2012 led, among other things, to better disaster preparedness in Bangladesh, according to a new evaluation. Photo: DFAT (CC BY 2.0)
Of: Johan Schaar
"Sweden takes a broad initiative for climate-proof aid". This was the headline in Dagens Nyheter on September 24, 2007. Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said in an interview that the government would establish an international commission to "find out how to use development aid to meet the climate threat". The ambition of Fredrik Reinfeldt's government was high - the Commission would […]
April 24, 2020, Guest chronicle
Despite huge sums of money, the large financial institutions - such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund - lack both gender glasses and an understanding of civil society. Now we have to make them aware of their shortcomings, writes Petra Tötterman Andorff on Kvinna till kvenna.
April 23, 2020, Debate
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