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The development aid debate has long been an active platform for discussion and debate on global development issues. Last year, the Aid Debate moved to fuf.se and became part of a digital magazine. Now we change the name to Utvecklingsmagasinet.
May 7, 2019, News
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Slavery is something that is often associated with the colonial slave trade, but even today there are many forms of slavery around the world. Read about guest workers in Qatar, maids in Mexico, kidnapped women in Kyrgyzstan and nuns who are sexually exploited within the Catholic Church.
April 11, 2019, News
Cambodia is one of 47 countries included in the trade program. Everything But Arms, but now risks being ruled out. Photo: Matthew Klein, Flickr.
Of: Sarah Hyde
Cambodia risks being excluded from the EU's trade program due to the country's lack of respect for democracy and human rights.
March 21, 2019, News
Adjusting technology to benefit development is tricky - but India might be heading straight into the future. Photo: Pexels.
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There are currently more mobile devices than humans on earth. How is the rapid technological development affecting the development of the world? Join us in India, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Congo, Rwanda and many other places to read how technology can change the way we look at global development. FUF Lund has made an entire magazine about innovation and development.
March 6, 2019, News
Anna-Karin Gauding, FUF laureate 2018.
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It is now clear that the 2018 FUF Prize will be awarded to Anna-Karin Gauding. She has worked for several decades in Latin America to promote democracy, human rights and international exchanges. In addition, she has created many bonds between people in Sweden and Latin America.
January 21, 2019, News
Regardless of the Paris Agreement, fossil-fuel power plants carry on to be built around the world and it is time for countries to step up and take charge of the change needed. Photo: Mike Boening Photography, Flickr
Of: Sumudu Lankika Ginigathgala
Three years on from the Paris Agreement, the 1.5 degrees climate change goal feels uncertain for many people as global temperatures have already risen 1 degree above optimal temperatures. Global temperatures are currently predicted to reach 1.5 degrees between 2030-2052, with worsening conditions. But a recent report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows that it is possible to limit warming to 1.5ºC and to reach the goal by 2030.
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50 women in the world die every year from violence in close relationships and 000 countries in the world have laws that prevent women from taking certain jobs. At the same time, there are initiatives by women farmers and sex workers who demand their rights and by men who train in anti-violence. FUF's local group in Lund has made an entire magazine about gender and development - entirely in English.
December 10, 2018, News
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Watch video interviews with human rights defenders, follow seminars on Twitter and see photos and surveys with visitors. FUF's editorial staff was present at the Human Rights Days in Stockholm.
November 15, 2018, News
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During Almedalen Week this summer, FUF's editorial staff met with gynecologist Denis Mukwege from Congo. He now receives, together with Nadia Murad, the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts against the use of sexual violence as a weapon in war and armed conflict. See our interview with Denis Mukwege.
October 5, 2018, News
Of: Deborah Solomon
Ethiopia has declared a six-month state of emergency following the resignation of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on 15 February. The resignation came in an attempt to quell protests and unrest in the nation. The main cause for concern is that one of the country's minority groups, Tigray, has the ruling political power in Ethiopia and planned to expand the capital Addis Ababa to Oromia, […]
May 24, 2018, News