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For the sixth time since the end of apartheid in 1994, general elections were held in South Africa on 8 May 2019. South Africa is one of the most unequal countries on earth, and much of the disparity still falls along racial lines. The country also struggles with corruption, high unemployment, rising crime rates, and […]
June 7, 2019, FUF pods
The number of countries where journalists can work in security is decreasing. In the last decade, more than a thousand journalists have been murdered, and Reporters Without Borders 'Press Freedom Index 2019 shows that political leaders' increased hostility towards the media has led to fear and self-censorship. At the same time, Ethiopia has released all its imprisoned journalists and climbs as many as 40 places compared to last year's […]
May 16, 2019, FUF pods
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In 2015 the international community represented by the 193 Member States of the UN adopted the 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development in order to improve our lives by 2030. Goal 2 - Zero Hunger - pledges to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. This goal is the priority of […]
What are the government's plans for development assistance in the future? Can Sweden, through development aid policy, contribute to meeting the global challenges we face? FUF and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs invited to a seminar with the State Secretary for International Development Cooperation, Per Olsson Fridh, on today's challenges and the role of development assistance. Moderated and asked questions were Lennart Wohlgemuth and Anna Sjöberg Tibblin, board member […]
May 8, 2019, FUF pods
Without metals and minerals, our cell phones, computers or cars would not work. But where do these metals come from, and what role does extraction play in war-torn countries such as the Congo? As a researcher at the organization Swedwatch, Therese Sjöström has visited mines in Congo, Zambia, Colombia and Myanmar, among other places. Here you hear Therese lecture and answer questions about […]
April 12, 2019, FUF pods
Although the majority of Latin America's smallholders are women, they control only 20 percent of the arable land, and they largely lack access to power and political influence. Listen to indigenous leader Guillermina Kuno Huanca from Bolivia and smallholder leader Luz Dary Molina from Colombia as they talk about the situation of rural women in each country […]
March 25, 2019, FUF pods
Lund university library. Photo: Olena Siergieieva (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Universities are step boards for many young people and could be an important player in the fight against climate change. Scientists and students have created petitions to get the universities to reduce their emissions and lead the change to a sustainable society. In this first Podcast from FUF Lund we meet the students behind Klimatstudenterna in […]
What could the role of the EU be in a rapidly changing global order with trends towards anti-multilateralism? How to build a stronger political Europe-Africa partnership beyond the North-South aid relationship of the past? How to stimulate more inclusive policies? Geert Laporte, Deputy Director of the European Center for Development Policy Management, gives a lecture […]
February 13, 2019, FUF pods
In April last year, national protests began in Nicaragua against the government led by Daniel Ortega. Since then, more than 300 people have been killed and thousands imprisoned. Gabriela Pichardo, a university student who was involved in organizing the protests, was arrested and subjected to illegal interrogations for several days. Here she tells about how the protests began, what they are about […]
February 8, 2019, FUF pods
After the UN hammered through Agenda 2030, the government appointed a delegation with the task of supporting and stimulating Sweden's implementation of the agenda. On 11 March, the Agenda 2030 delegation will submit proposals to the Government for further implementation, thereby concluding its mandate. So where do we stand today? Who does what in the new government? How does the delegation view […]
January 31, 2019, FUF pods