What should we do? A discussion on Belarus and Russia today

Date and time: 8 Apr, 18:00 - 19:00

Register here »The ninth of August 2020 Lukashenko was elected president in Belarus for his sixth term of office. This means that Lukashenko has ruled the country since 1994 which also happens to be the same period as all elections for office has been seen as undemocratic. During the last year several demonstrations have […]

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March 29, 2021, English, Events, Calendar

Voices from the world - What does the democratic situation look like in the world?

Date and time: 26 Mar, 15:00

All reports point to the same thing - the democratic space is shrinking. How is the world doing when it comes to democratization? What is China's role and what is the role of the United States with Biden as the new president? We have many questions about the situation in the world and have therefore invited Börje Ljunggren to dedicate the majority […]

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March 26, 2021, Events, Calendar, Webcast

What are Swedish soldiers doing in Mali?

Date and time: 15 Apr, 13:00 - 14:00

To the broadcast »Talks on the EU's foreign and security policy with Ambassador Mikael Lindvall Since February 2021, 150 Swedish soldiers have been participating in a military operation in Mali. The operation is led by France and the mission is to fight the pro-violence Islamist groups linked to IS and al-Qaeda that have gained a foothold in Mali and Niger. The French military operation in […]

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March 23, 2021, Events, Calendar

Vaccine and global injustices - An armchair talk about the distribution of the vaccine against Covid-19

Date and time: 30 Mar, 18:00 - 19:00

Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has written together with other world leaders that "none of us is safe until everyone is safe" and has demanded that the Covid-19 vaccine should not be distributed based on countries' ability to pay but rather on public health needs. At the same time, Sweden and other rich countries have pushed ahead of the global vaccination queue when they bought up a large […]

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March 22, 2021, Events, Calendar, Webcast

Under the Surface of India's Water Crisis

Date and time: 17 Mar, 18:15

India is one of the most densely populated countries in the world with a staggering population of over 1.3 billion people. Access to safe and clean water as well as water to supply a massive agricultural sector is becoming increasingly problematic. Today, around 88 million people lack access to safe water. The water crisis is [...]

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March 10, 2021, Events, Calendar, Webcast

Annual Meeting 2021

To register »FUF is a member organization and the annual meeting is its highest decision-making body. All FUF members have the right to vote on the organization's development and future during the annual meeting. Exercises must be received by FUF no later than 11 March. Exercises are sent by email to fuf@fuf.se. All annual meeting documents will be available on our website no later than one week before the annual meeting. Agenda 1. […]

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February 23, 2021, Calendar, Membership

Application to become a non-profit active at FUF

To the application »All members are welcome to apply to become non-profit active in FUF, but there are a limited number of places for FUF to be able to supervise and together produce qualitative information on global issues. The application is open until Sunday 14/2, in the application you answer some questions, feel free to answer so […]

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February 10, 2021, Calendar, Membership

That is why it is important to spread knowledge about the world

Johanna Wolf, non-profit active in FUF Stockholm

Of: Johanna Wolff and Max Ericson

The world is getting smaller with digitalisation. At the same time, we also see how complex the world is and that the challenges can be difficult to solve when we are not working together or towards the same goal. But why is it important that we have knowledge of the world and all the challenges we face? Read more about what our two non-profit active members from FUF think about this. They talk about the importance of finding their glow and getting a platform to express themselves.

February 8, 2021, Chronicle

Police brutality in Nigeria is a global phenomenon

The demonstrations in Africa's most populous city in Nigeria. Photo: Jerry Jallo

The demonstrations in Africa's most populous city in Nigeria. Photo: Jerry Jallo

Of: Melanie Alphonse

Demonstrations in Nigeria against police brutality and corruption in the autumn of 2020 resulted in the majority of deaths and arrests. However, the debate on police brutality and violence is not just about Nigeria, it exists globally and affects most countries, all of which seem to suffer from several common factors.

February 3, 2021, Analysis