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Of: Sana Pirot
When Sweden was elected to the UN Security Council for the fourth time, the joy was great. A small country like Sweden would take a place in the world's highest decision-making body in 2017–2018 as a non-permanent state. Sweden has received much attention for its involvement in the Security Council, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized that Sweden is an important […]
October 10, 2018, Chronicle
Of: Mona Monasar
I have attended the seminar "Make aid useful in Afghanistan". My view of the situation and how aid works in Afghanistan is not very broad. I do not really know what to expect from the conversation. The seminar opens with Adam Pain, visiting professor from SLU, who asks the rhetorical question: “What would Afghanistan look like if […]
October 2, 2018, Chronicle
Of: My Ahlkvist
Book Fair, Thursday. The Swedish Exhibition Center is already teeming at 11 o'clock with coffee-loving journalists and cultural aunts dressed in Gudrun Sjödén. On the second floor is Globala Torget, where development issues are in focus. The newspaper Arbetet Global, formerly LO newspaper, organizes after lunch a seminar on workers' presence in the foreign service, after having released a report on the same topic during the morning. […]
September 28, 2018, Chronicle
Of: Sofia Brännstrom
During Almedalen Week, seminars are held that mention or focus on the global goals. I see the colorful symbols adorning street talkers and pins. Still, my impression is that global development issues get less space the further away from Sida's "Sweden in the world" square I move. I wonder if ordinary people are aware of the global goals, so I […]
July 10, 2018, Almedalen - article, Chronicle
Of: Fanny Persson Jaunzems, Amanda Herrström and Sumudu Lankika Ginigath Gala
The climate, environmental threats, Sweden's self-sufficiency, humanity and the children's future were in focus when the Green Party's spokesperson Isabella Lövin gave a speech on Sunday.
July 9, 2018, Almedalen - current, Chronicle
In a packed tent on Sida's "Sweden in the world" square, I am eager to hear what representatives of Individual Humanitarian Aid, RFSU and Linnéa Claesson, public debater and activist, have to say about the increased threat to women around the world. The seminar will be about the role that civil society can play in a time when women's […]
July 9, 2018, Almedalen - article, Chronicle
Of: Lovisa Novak, Karin Klerby and Karl Follin
To a number of disposable flags with the Sweden Democrats' logo, Jimmie Åkesson entered the stage on Saturday night to hold Almedalen Week's penultimate party leadership speech. There was a speech that largely ignored Sweden's role in the world, except when it came to the refugee reception, or rather; the limitation of it.
July 8, 2018, Almedalen - current, Chronicle
Of: Klara Nordström, Kristina Fedai, Sadredin Mahmoudi and Sofia Brännström
Almedalen Week is soon over and Friday is Christian Democrats Day. Ebba Busch Thor believes that we must have greater confidence in Swedish welfare, trust in the Swedish state and reform healthcare, care for the elderly and the police.
July 7, 2018, Almedalen - current, Chronicle
Photo: Poltikerveckan Almedalen, Flickr
Of: Fahmi Yusuf, Louise Ricknert and Louise Moberg
During the Social Democrats' day, a nauseating Thursday evening during Almedalen Week, Stefan Löfven begins his party leadership speech with a nostalgic look back at the Social Democratic heritage that Almedalen Week carries.
July 6, 2018, Almedalen - current, Chronicle
Photo: Poltikerveckan Almedalen, Flickr
Of: Fanny Persson Jaunzems, Amanda Herrström and Sumudu Lankika Ginigath Gala
Annie Lööf's party leadership speech is permeated by a shaky seriousness with emphasis on the threat from extremism and climate change. In addition to emphasizing the importance of cooperation, maintaining values and innovation, few examples are given of how threats should be addressed.
July 5, 2018, Almedalen - current, Chronicle