Internet shut down and barricades in Pakistan after protests for jailed prime minister

Protests in London in August 2023 after former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was jailed. Image: Alisdare Hickson/Flickr.

Of: Benjamin Frisk

Nationwide security restrictions, shutdown of the internet and barricadedered ways. Protestant in Pakistan's capital Islamabad has met av several security measures from authorities and lett to violent clashes between security forces and thousands of protesters. Imran Khan became Pakistan's first prime minister to be ousted by a motion of no confidence, but among many of his supporters, support remains strong.  

December 22, 2024, News

Somaliland: Democratic achievements in the nation that does not exist

Ibrahim Egal, pictured, was the first democratically elected president of self-proclaimed Somaliland. His presidency lasted between 1996 and 2002. Photo: Charles Fred /Flickr

Of: Patrik Ölvestad

On November 13 this year, voters in Somaliland went to the polls to elect a new president. The opposition party's candidate, Mohamed Abdullahi, emerged victorious. The breakaway region of Somalia lacks international recognition. At the same time, international interest in the breakaway region is increasing, which has led to intensified geopolitical tensions. 

December 22, 2024, News

FUF examines the multilateral assistance to the EBA

FUF's chancellor Anna Sjöberg Tibblin and board member Lennart Wohlgemuth have written the report "Swedish Multi-Bi Aid and Development Effectiveness" for the Expert Group for Aid Analysis (EBA).

Of: The Chancellery

SEK 13 billion of the Swedish aid went under 2023 to specific countiesis via multilateral organizations, so-called multi-bi support. FUFarna Lennart Well-being and Anna Sjöberg Tibblin have written a "working paper" for the Expert Group for Aid Analysis (EBA) where they investigated the possibilities for Side to sackcompensate that multilateral partners lioner up to aid effectiveness principles om local ownership, focus on results, inclusive partnership, transparency and mutual accountability i the very largest channel for Swedish aid.  

December 9, 2024, FUF news, News

After the police threat - Doctors Without Borders leaves Haiti's capital

Port-au-Prince a few months after the 2010 earthquake. Since the assassination of President Moïse in 2021, the city has been characterized by gang violence. Image: Siri BL/Flickr

Of: Ofelia Gedda

Doctors Without Borders announces in mid-November that it will leave Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. Behind the decision lies a series of events, most recently that Haitian police stopped one of MSF's ambulances and executed two men who received treatment in the vehicle.

November 29, 2024, News

Measures that protect the environment against mass tourism

People crowd along the popular Southbank cultural strip in London. Image: Oatsy40/Flickr

Of: Nina Kedia

The tourism industry, one of the world's largest markets, turns over trillions of dollars every year. Globalization has made travel easier, but has also led to negative consequences for people, animals and nature. Fclay initiative trying to reverse the trend.    

November 25, 2024, News

Moral police to be introduced in Libya

Women at a stall selling veils near Tripoli. Archive image. Photo: David Stanley/Flickr

Of: Agnes Fältman

Libya's Minister of the Interior wool that, among other things, compulsory veiling for girls from the age of nine and a ban on "inappropriate" hairstyles and clothing should be introduced. Moral policeen shall ensure that the new rules and the country's "social values" afteris followed. Amnesty International criticizes the decision and believes that it worsens discrimination against women and girls. 

November 13, 2024, News

Child mortality is decreasing – but the work is far from over

A UN report shows a sharp reduction in child mortality since the turn of the millennium, but the reduction is not evenly distributed between different parts of the world and different age groups. Photo: Yvonne Larsson. Source: Flickr.

Of: Benjamin Frisk

Since the turn of the millennium, the death rate for children under the age of five in the world has halved, according to a UN report. Proximity and access to child and maternal health care, midwives and vaccinations are some of the explanations. But the work to reduce global child mortality is far from over, especially when it comes to mortality among newborns.

May 24, 2024, News

After deadlock in the Congress: the US presents a new billion-dollar military package to Ukraine

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently presented a six billion dollar aid package to Ukraine - which the Democrats had actually hoped would arrive in August 2023. Image: Chad J. McNeely. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Of: Elianne Kjellman

A military aid package worth six billion dollars will help Ukraine replenish its weapons stockpiles, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced in slate April. The support is part of a larger aid package that was voted on by Congress after a months-long standstill. The package gives Ukraine much of the equipment that the country has requested - but not all. 

May 6, 2024, News

Maternal mortality in the world is decreasing - but inequality remains

Global work on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is progressing, but there are still major differences in the global North and global South, according to a new UN report. Photo: MarijoAH12. Source: Wikimedia commons.

Of: Fleur Riller Loins

Since the year 2000, the rights of women and girls have been strengthened all over the world. Education, improved maternity clinics and increased access to contraceptives have led to a 34 percent reduction in maternal mortality since the turn of the millennium. At the same time, there is a big difference in sexual and reproductive rights in the global north and global south. It shows one new report by the United Nations Population Fund UNFPA.

April 25, 2024, News