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The autumn podcast team has been producers Elsa Sandin, Charlie Ekman, Felicia Hermann, Emma Gröndal and Tilde Brandelius.
Of: Karin Klerby
Now you can listen to the FUF podcast again. You can find us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
This year's FUF award winner David Isaksson in a bookstore in Ahmedaba. Image: Private.
Of: Karin Klerby
It is now clear that David Isaksson, editor-in-chief and founder of Global Bar Magazine, will receive the FUF Award 2025. The development magazine managed to exchange a few words with the winner, who is currently in the city of Ahmedabad in India.
With its military operations in Lebanon, Syria and Palestine, Israel is building a security policy puzzle, comments FUF's correspondent in Israel Josephine Forthmann. Image: Collage in Canva.
Israel carried out an airstrike on southern Beirut on Sunday, breaking a fragile ceasefire with Lebanon. The attacks come days after Israeli President Netanyahu made a criticized visit to occupied areas in southern Syria.
November 25, 2025, News
India is moving closer to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and reopening an embassy in Kabul. The image shows the Indian embassy in Kabul in 2018. Image: Embassy of India in Kabul/Facebook via Wikimedia Commons.
On October 10th, welcomed Ministry of External Affairs of India a delegation from the Taliban regime to Delhi. The country will reopen an embassy in Kabul and expresses its deep interest in Afghanistan's development and progress. The visit has drawn widespread criticism against how India prioritizes women's rights.
October 28, 2025, News
Secretary-General António Guterres opens the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He calls on member states to build on the vision of peace, cooperation and shared responsibility. Image: UN Photo/Manuel Elías
Of: Nora Sargin
When world leaders gathered in New York for the UN's 80th high-level week, UNGA80, UN reform and the Palestinian issue were in focus, while President Trump took the opportunity to show his distrust of the organization. In retrospect, experts say that both gender equality and reality-based reform of the humanitarian systems have been sidelined.
October 22, 2025, News
Filippo Grandi, head of the UN refugee agency UNHCR, speaks in New York in connection with a conference on Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar. Photo: Manuel Elías/UN Photo
Of: Fredrik Govenius
Cutbacks av bistandspesome i national boutcast has led toat least $300 million in flexible funds is needed before the end of the year, tasker Filippo Big, chief for the UN refugee agency UNHCR, p.if means that dan economic the crisis that UNCHR upplever leavear “no country, no sector, and no partner” oconcerned.
October 20, 2025, News
On the last day of Almedalen, Ebba Busch (KD) and Nooshi Dadgostar (V) raised the world situation – from Gaza to Ukraine – and emphasized the importance of international law, democracy and security policy. Photos: Anna Sjöberg Tibblin
FUF is in place in Almedalen! Every day we publish a short summary of the previous day with a focus on global issues.
June 28, 2025, Almedalen - current, News
Magdalena Andersson (S) and Elisabeth Svantesson (M) each gave a speech from the Almedalen stage on Thursday. Both took their starting point in the troubled global situation – but with different responses to the crises. While Andersson highlighted the need for renewed support for UNRWA and criticized the government's aid policy, Svantesson emphasized rearmament as a response to uncertainty in the world. Photos: Anna Sjöberg Tibblin
FUF is in place in Almedalen! Every day we publish a short summary of the previous day with a focus on global issues.
June 27, 2025, Almedalen - current, News
Wednesday's party leaders' meeting between the Center Party's Anna-Karin Hatt and the Green Party's Amanda Lind from the Almedalen stage both focused on the climate issue and Sweden's role in the world. Picture left: Anna Sjöberg Tibblin/Utvecklingsmagasinet. Picture right: Shayan Shah Mohammadi.
FUF is in place in Almedalen! Every day we publish a short summary of the previous day with a focus on global issues.
June 26, 2025, Almedalen - current, News
Simona Mohamsson (L) made her first appearance as new party leader, Jakob Granit (Sida) gave the authority's view on current aid issues, and Jimmie Åkesson (SD) ended the day with a party leader's speech characterized by global concern and security policy. Photos: Anna Sjöberg Tibblin/Utvecklingsmagasinet
FUF is in place in Almedalen! Every day we publish a short summary of the previous day with a focus on global issues.
June 25, 2025, Almedalen - current, News