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Of: FUF Lund
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)
Of: FUF Lund
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
In our globalized world, modern communication technology is playing an increasing role and is now an essential part of our daily lives. But how can it be used to achieve global equality together? How can the role of women be strengthened with the help of digital tools? Katja Sarajeva from the organization SPIDER speaks and answers questions about digitalisation, development and gender equality. The seminar took place on January 21, 2019.
January 25, 2019, FUF pods
What do music, literature and film mean for global development? Is there anything that should be financed by Swedish development assistance and included in the goal of poverty reduction? Listen to the FUF podcast by Elin Fredriksson. Participants: Emma Emitslöf from the organization Selam, Dina Afkhampour from the festival CinemAfrica, Annika Strömberg who is the sanctuary coordinator in Uppsala and the sanctuary authors Naeimeh Doostdar and Bisrat.
November 22, 2018, FUF pods