Indigenous peoples key role as climate actors

Date and time: 10 Dec, 09:00 - 10:30

Climate change is one of the major challenges that needs to be tackled in this decade of action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals. Due to their close connection to the natural world and their reduced social-ecological resilience, Indigenous peoples are among the first to face the direct and indirect impacts of climate change. Yet […]

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December 4, 2020, English, Events, Calendar, Webcast

Children during the pandemic

Date and time: 2 Dec, 09:00 - 10:00

How are children affected in countries that already struggle with conflicts, food security or poverty, by the pandemic when schools are closing? The corona pandemic has affected the entire world population, not least the children. In this seminar, we will discuss the situation of children in areas of conflicts and how they are being affected […]

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November 26, 2020, Events, Calendar, Webcast

Why is Jesus white? - Discussion on White Savior Complex

Date and time: 3 Dec, 17:30 - 18:30

When Christmas is just around the corner, we often feel a little extra generous and generous. Employers buy goats for "poor African families" for their employees, movie clips with malnourished children make us cry, and from the speakers in our shopping malls, Band Aids song from -84 Do they know it's Christmas ?: "And there will not be snow in" Africa this Christmas time The greatest gift they'll get this year is life "It is clear that we, who have […]

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November 24, 2020, Events, Calendar, Webcast

Democratic Backsliding - In the shadow of a pandemic

Date and time: 1 Dec, 18:15 - 19:45

Sign up »In a world where democracy is already in decline, the coronavirus is further embolding leaders to expand their power and reduce the basic rights and freedoms of their people. Freedom House reports that since the pandemic began, the condition of democracy and human rights has become worse in 80 countries. The effects […]

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November 23, 2020, English, Events, Calendar

Uncertainty and Extremism among Ukrainian Fighters

Date and time: 2 Nov, 17:00 - 18:30

REGISTER HERE »What is the role of contested social identities in sustaining peace, justice, and strong institutions? Why do some Ukrainian citizens join paramilitary battalions instead of the regular Ukrainian army? What are the attractive features of groups that use extralegal violence? What is the connection between uncertainty and extremism? Although we are leaving the […]

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October 29, 2020, English, Events, Calendar

Global challenges and the role of the EU

Date and time: 27 Oct, 09:00 - 10:00

The democratic space in the world is shrinking, several authoritarian regimes are becoming stronger and nationalist currents are visible both inside and outside the EU. Rainforests are being devastated in Brazil, the United States has withdrawn from the Paris Agreement and the climate is threatened by high carbon emissions and unsustainable production, which mainly affects countries with widespread poverty. The EU's role, cooperation and world order are discussed, but how does […]

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October 21, 2020, Events, Calendar, Webcast

The role of democracy in the climate crisis

Date and time: 29 Oct, 17:30

2016 was the warmest year ever measured and it is now suspected that 2020 may break the previous record. To achieve the Paris Agreement's goal of a maximum two degree temperature rise, drastic measures are required. The climate is a political issue that has received increasing attention but is also an issue that is difficult […]

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October 19, 2020, Events, Webcast

FUF's jingle competition

Are you a jingle master who wants to make a difference? Commitment can look different, and now we are looking for you who are passionate about composing music. Create the FUF podcast's new jingle and at the same time be involved and help more people to take part in important issues concerning sustainable development! The jingle should fit a podcast related to global […]

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October 19, 2020, Educational activity

Nominate for the FUF Prize 2020

Date and time: 31 Oct, 00:00

Do you have a hero for a colleague? Or maybe someone in the aid industry that you admire? Maybe there is a person who made you curious about the world? - Nominate for the FUF Prize 2020! Read more here »The last day to send in the nomination is 31 October.

October 2, 2020, Events, Calendar