International trade in plastic waste has led developing countries to act as "the world's dump". Photo: Melanie Olsson
Of: Melanie Olsson
Countries such as Japan and the United States sell large quantities of plastic waste to low- and middle-income countries. In Kenya, this has led to livestock getting plastic, blocking sewers and ending up with plastic waste in rivers and seas. A new UN agreement - which classifies plastic as hazardous waste - can now put an end to the export of plastic waste.
November 6, 2019, News
Josefin Pasanen has been acting Chancellor at FUF since August.
Of: The Chancellery
This week, millions of people in over 150 countries are demonstrating for the climate. FUF stands behind the global climate strike and today participates in Stockholm.
- We must listen to science and protect the future of people all over our planet, says FUF's Chancellor Josefin Pasanen.
September 27, 2019, News
Democratic space is shrinking at the global level. The government therefore wants to invest in democracy and increase democracy assistance. Photo: Pixabay
Of: Alice Agneus
Sweden's foreign policy must invest extra in safeguarding democracy. That was the message from the new government that came into place in January this year. But what does this mean for Sweden's aid actors? Sida's Birgitta Weibahr and Diakonia's Magnus Walan talk about their views on the matter.
July 12, 2019, News
FUF's non-profit editorial office on site in Almedalen.
Of: The Chancellery
As usual, FUF was on site with an entire editorial staff in Almedalen. We watched seminars, did video interviews, wrote reports and analyzed party leader numbers. Here you will find everything related to global development in Almedalen.
July 9, 2019, News
Agriculture is being hit hard by climate change. This can lead to many millions of people going hungry. Photo: Meriç Tuna / Unsplash
Of: Sana Pirot
Despite the fact that global poverty in the world has decreased, the UN warns of an increase in world hunger. The reason is that climate change is affecting agriculture, which can produce less food. And there are no ambitions to deal with it, according to several global reports.
July 6, 2019, News
Over the past year, there have been many demonstrations in Sudan. One of them was turned into a massacre when more than 100 protesters were killed. Photo: M Saleh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Of: Deborah Solomon
The people's revolution in Sudan was taken over by the military this spring and led to a massacre. Activists in the region believe that the EU has provided support to the perpetrators through an aid fund set up to control migration in Europe.
July 4, 2019, News
In many parts of the world, the right to abortion is increasing, but US aid policy is giving new impetus to abortion critics. Photo: Monica Melton / Unsplash
Of: Sarah Hyde
The right to abortion has become stronger in many low-income countries, according to Pia Engstrand at the development agency Sida. At the same time, abortion opponents have been given new impetus by the United States' anti-abortion aid policy.
July 2, 2019, News
China has gained increasing power in the world and has ambitions to become a superpower. This is where Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump will meet in November 2017. Photo: Andrea Hanks (CC BY 3.0)
Of: Isabell Carlsson
China is gaining more and more influence around the world. In May, a conference on human rights was canceled in Stockholm - at the request of the Chinese Embassy. Human rights expert Man-Yan Ng and People and Defense Andrea Wahlberg explain that an influential China can even lead to new definitions of human rights.
July 1, 2019, News
While soft-drink producers are making their sodas cheaper than ever, San Cristóbal in Mexico is running out of water. Photo: Pixabay.
Of: The Chancellery
Around 12 percent of the world's population uses 85 percent of the planet's water and around 1.1 billion people today live without access to clean water. FUF-Lund's new issue "Water and Development" highlights this important topic, with texts from China, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Sri Lanka, Jordan, the USA and Iran.
June 17, 2019, News
In connection with a climate policy debate in the Riksdag, Greenpeace carried out an action at the Riksdag. Photo: Jana Eriksson / Greenpeace
Of: Sarah Hyde
Contrary to all targets, Sweden's greenhouse gas emissions increased last year. Greenpeace now demands a national emergency for the climate. The Climate Policy Council and the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation want sales of fossil fuels to be stopped.
May 28, 2019, News
