Burkina Faso between hope and despair

burkina faso

Date and time: 29 Sep, 17:30 - 18:30

Burkina Faso in West Africa has recently been oscillating between hope and despair. After having been a stable but authoritarian country for a long time, great hopes were raised a few years ago. Mass demonstrations and protests in the capital Ouagadougou and elsewhere in the country forced President Blaise Compaoré out of power and out of the country. […]

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March 4, 2020, Events, Calendar, Webcast

Live broadcast: Agenda 2030 - What do we do internationally?

agenda2030 agenda 2030 global goals per Olsson Frid

Date and time: 17 Apr, 09:00 - 10:30

Attend a breakfast live broadcast, from your own sofa, where FUF interviews and talks with Per Olsson Fridh, State Secretary to the Minister for Development Aid with responsibility for the government's international work on Agenda 2030. To the live broadcast »(no pre-registration required) 10 years left until all hunger in the world should be abolished, until everyone should have good education, good health, […]

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March 2, 2020, Events, Calendar, Webcast

FUF award ceremony with Helena Samsioe

FUF Prize winner 2019 Helena Samsioe

Date and time: 22 Oct, 17:30 - 18:00

After advancing the meeting, it will finally be time to invite you to meet Helena Samsioe, also known as the drone queen, digitally, when she receives the annual FUF award 2019. Helena will also talk about her journey to create a better world with the help of drones, where we get to follow everything from southern Africa […]

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February 26, 2020, Events, Calendar, Webcast

Is there a bright future for the Democratic Republic of Congo?

Date and time: 27 Feb, 18:00 - 19:30

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - or Congo-Kinshasa - is on the surface the second largest country in Africa. The country is rich in both people and natural resources, but has for decades been characterized by continuous conflicts. Today, almost 80% live below the recognized poverty level of 1.90 dollars / day. For the past 20 years, the UN has had a peacekeeping force […]

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February 6, 2020, Events, Calendar

To work with aid

Date and time: 6 Feb, 18:00

  You handle a humanitarian project in Mali through a local partner, internal problems put your staff at greater risk than usual. What are you doing? Have you ever thought about what it is like to work with aid for real? Aid work is about more than theories and statistics - there are many different challenges […]

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January 24, 2020, Events, Calendar

The EU's global role - a future agenda

EU, an agenda for Europe in the world

Date and time: 5 Feb, 10:30 - 12:00

To report »(English bellow) The European Union faces several challenges, one of which is the role that the EU can and should play globally. Based on the forward-looking report of five European think tanks - An Agenda for Europe in the World - a panel will discuss the EU's opportunities to contribute to a sustainable and […]

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January 16, 2020, English, Events, Calendar

Can the climate withstand eternal growth?

Date and time: 14 Jan, 18:00 - 19:30

To eradicate extreme poverty, to reduce inequalities in the world, to resolve the climate crisis and to promote peace and justice. This is what the countries of the world through Agenda 2030 have undertaken to accomplish within the next ten years. The seminar will primarily highlight the connection between two of the Global Goals - Goal 8: Decent working conditions and economic […]

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December 19, 2019, Events, Calendar, Webcast

Global Sustainable Peace and Security - Network Meeting 1

Date and time: 7 Nov, 17:30 - 20:30

The concept "Responsibility to protect / R2P" and the climate and its impact on sustainable peace and security Welcome to the first meeting of the Network for Global Sustainable Peace and Security! During our first meeting, you will get an overview of the work of developing the concept "global sustainable peace and security", you will receive information about […]

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December 2, 2019, Events, Calendar

No peace without women and young people - this is how inclusive peace processes are created

Date and time: 2 Dec, 18:00 - 19:30

Today, more than 600 million young people live in conflict-affected or failing states. The group of young people, 18-29 years old, often makes up the majority of the population in these countries - an indication of the importance of taking advantage of the young perspective in conflict resolution. At the same time, the UN Security Council states that women's increased participation in conflict prevention, management and resolution is a […]

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November 22, 2019, Events, Calendar, Webcast

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