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The pandemic has been devastating for many children on the African continent. Children have lost valuable education and domestic violence has increased as a result of closed schools. Utvecklingsmagasinet has interviewed Elin Axelgren, international program manager at SOS Children's Villages, to hear how the work goes into the pandemic one year.
June 23, 2021, Interview
Of: Melanie Alphonse
The Arab Spring started ten years ago with the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, where a street vendor set himself on fire in protest against corruption and social injustice. Utvecklingsmagasinet has interviewed Gabriel Lindén, Deputy Head of Authority at the Swedish Embassy in Tunisia, to find out how Tunisia's democracy has changed since then.
June 11, 2021, Interview
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute promotes research and education in human rights and international humanitarian law.
Of: Linnea Boström
Zimbabwe is a country with great challenges when it comes to human rights. The Raoul Wallenberg Institute, which has just opened an office in the capital Harare, is accepting the challenges. Mikael Johansson, head of the Zimbabwe office, talks about the institute's work in the country:
- It is about building for the future, he says.
April 13, 2021, Interview
Khun Anchana Heemmina heads the civil society organization Duay Jai Group in Thailand. Covid-19 has had major consequences for vulnerable groups in Asia and the Pacific. Photo: Anchana Heemmina
Of: Sofia Karlsson
More than a year has now passed since the covid-19 pandemic broke out. Utvecklingsmagasinet has met Åsa Hedén, head of the development section at the Swedish embassy in Bangkok, to hear how their work in the region has been affected by the pandemic and what they have learned a year later.
April 7, 2021, Interview
Lack of IT skills is one reason why young people are prevented from entering the labor market. Photo: Musa Musa
Of: Jasmine Ashne
The number of university students is breaking records in Tanzania, but the educations do not live up to the demands of the labor market. Young women in particular are affected when employers demand practical knowledge that is not part of their education. The development magazine has talked to Andrew Mwakalebela who works to try to bridge the distance between students and the labor market.
March 25, 2021, Interview
Joachim Beijmo, Head of Development Aid at the Swedish Embassy in Kinshasa.
Of: Anna Mattsson
Sweden is one of the world's largest donors to the Democratic Republic of Congo. However, the high level of corruption in the country affects development cooperation. Utvecklingsmagasinet has interviewed Joachim Beijmo, head of development assistance at the Swedish embassy in Kinshasa.
February 11, 2021, Interview
Kunal Anerao stands in a circle of students from Parsharam Wadi School, a school outside the town of Devrukh in the Indian countryside. Photo: Frida Viklund Rundgren
Covid-19 poses new challenges for the Indian environmental organization Srushtidnyan, whose school project has been allowed to continue online. Environmental work with farmers has stopped, but the organization hopes for an increased interest in organic farming methods when migrant workers return to their home villages to invest in agriculture. Positive changes can also be seen when the government has opened up for increased cooperation with civil society organizations in vulnerable areas.
February 11, 2021, Interview
The Tunisian administration needs to increase dialogue with civil society and business, says Anna Block Mazoyer. Photo: European Parliament, Flickr.com
Of: Ismail Bazine and Miguel Largo Vergara
The economic development in Tunisia has not gone as desired since the Jasmine Revolution in 2011. A decade later, Tunisia's streets and squares are once again filled with protesters begging for better living conditions. A free trade agreement with the EU could create prosperity in Tunisia, despite this, there is a great deal of suspicion within the country's civil society. The Swedish ambassador, Anna Block Mozayer, discusses this and the significance, opportunities and challenges of the free trade agreement.
January 26, 2021, Interview
In January 2021, an international agreement enters into force that bans nuclear weapons under international law. Photo: Tim Wright. Flickr.com.
Of: Amanda Lindell
On January 22, 2021, nuclear weapons may be banned. That after Honduras became the 50th state to adopt the UN Nuclear Weapons Convention. All nuclear weapons states have boycotted the agreement, but Svenska Fred's chairman Agnes Hellström believes that the agreement will still have major effects.
January 19, 2021, Interview
Sweden will focus a lot on gender equality issues during the year as chair of the OSCE. Photo: Kaihsu Tai
Of: Sofia Kliukina
In 2021, Sweden will chair the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Utvecklingsmagasinet has interviewed Tove Wennergren, communications manager for Sweden's OSCE Secretariat for the Presidency 2021, about which perspectives Sweden can contribute.
January 11, 2021, Interview