Despite new promises of investments in renewable fuels, China is still expanding its coal industry. Photo by Picrazy2
Of: Aaron Malmborg
China's new five-year plan aims at ambitious targets for renewable energy, a less export-dependent economy and technological development. The intention is to increase the prosperity of several hundred million people and counteract climate change. But can we trust what the Communist Party promises, and will they be able to hold on to power?
January 25, 2021, Analysis
School closures due to the corona pandemic have created major challenges for teaching. Photo: ivalex, www.unsplash.com.
Of: Louise Marklund
Covid-19 has accelerated an educational crisis that has affected an entire generation of children and young people. Problems that have long been hidden in classrooms have been made visible by school cuts around the world. Even in Sweden, the pandemic has created difficult conditions for learning.
January 20, 2021, Analysis
Of: Caisa Billger
False news is a growing problem in most countries. False propaganda is woven in as news and spread through social media and can eventually threaten countries' democracy.
January 19, 2021, Analysis
It is time for a new agreement between Africa and the EU. Photo: European Parliament, Flickr
Of: Ismail Bazine and Miguel Largo Vergara
The Cotonou Agreement, which is under negotiation, regulates the relationship between the EU and the group of states in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. North Africa is not included and the Cotonou Agreement thus overlooks the region's importance for Europe and the rest of Africa in matters of migration and security.
November 13, 2020, Analysis
Photo: Clay Gilliland (CC BY-SA 2.0) flickr.com
Of: Frida Efraimsson
Following a series of failed ceasefires, pressure is mounting on the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The outside world is taking on increasingly active roles in influencing the conflict in different directions.
November 6, 2020, Analysis
Digital development is predicted to alleviate the consequences of pandemics for vulnerable groups. It requires states to work to ensure that access to connectivity is equal and inclusive. Photo: Pixabay / Myriams_Fotos.
Of: Björn Luthander
Digital development is increasingly highlighted as an effective way to deal with the pandemic. Especially in international development cooperation. But a non-inclusive transition risks increasing the digital exclusion of marginalized groups.
November 5, 2020, Analysis
In Ethiopia, people are suffering from severe floods. Photo: Report - Interagency Needs Assessment, Afar Region, PMU.
Of: Erik Svanberg
In recent months, Ethiopia has been hit by severe floods that have led to an acute humanitarian crisis. Together with local actors, an aid effort is underway to provide people with food and clean water.
November 4, 2020, Analysis
Of: Janet Vähämaki and Susanne Alexis
Trust has long been highlighted as a success factor for successful development projects. But a new EBA report shows that control mechanisms are an important factor for Sida to trust an organization.
October 21, 2020, Analysis
Of: Jennifer Vidmo
Covid-19 has left female farmers around the world in debt and hungry, while at greater risk of being subjected to violence, abuse and harassment. Many of them can not even afford seeds for the coming season. Without more local initiatives where the rights, needs and capacities of women farmers are made visible, a dangerous spiral of growing hunger and poverty risks taking off, ActionAid Sweden writes on World Hunger Day.
October 16, 2020, Analysis
Today, most Rohingya are stateless and lack citizenship in their home country. Photo: canva.com.
Of: Niklas Foxeus
For the first time, deserted soldiers in Myanmar testify about mass killings and rapes in 2017 against Rohingya carried out on the orders of their officers. More than 10 Rohingya are said to have been killed and more than 000 people have fled to Bangladesh due to the violence of the Burmese arm.
October 6, 2020, Analysis
