Of: Anna Hägg-Sjöquist
As part of the worldwide project Why Poverty , SVT broadcasts a series of documentaries about poverty in the world. The aim is to initiate a global conversation on the issue of poverty and the first film undeniably raises questions: How come complications in pregnancy and childbirth are still the most common cause of death among young women in developing countries? More resources for maternity care are of the utmost importance. But if we are to reduce maternal mortality, girls and women must be given the power to decide for themselves if and when they want to become pregnant. It requires a change in society's attitudes that extends far beyond the walls of the delivery room, writes Plan Sweden's Secretary General Anna Hägg-Sjöquist.
November 25, 2012, Debate
Of: Lennart Wohlgemuth
Aid cannot or should not take on all the successes and failures in the development of poor countries over the past 50 years. But the study "Swedish development cooperation 50 years" (2012) shows that development assistance can be significant if there is a will for development in the recipient country, writes Lennart Wohlgemuth, professor at the University of Gothenburg
November 22, 2012, Debate
Of: Anders Wejryd, Ann-Katrin Persson, Annika Damirjian, Eva-Christina Nilsson, Johan Berkman, Karin Wiborn, Kerstin Enlund, Lasse Svensson, Leah Odongo-Ogesare, Niclas Lindgren, Peter K Sjogren and Sofia Walan
To protect the world's most vulnerable refugees, EU Member States need to agree on at least 20 places for quota refugees by the year 000, writes Leah Odongo-Ogesare, from the Lutheran World Federation in Kenya, among others.
November 20, 2012, Debate
Of: Day of Honor
The Government and the Association for Development Issues, FUF, do something together when they in the budget bill resp. The latest FUF magazine highlights world population growth and other demographic issues. Unfortunately, both miss the most dramatic demographic change that is taking place and increasing in the world today, namely that the elderly (60+) constitute the fastest growing population group.
November 15, 2012, Debate
Of: Cecilia Backlander
One year after the declaration of independence, South Sudan is fighting against many problems but at the same time has large assets such as oil and fertile soil. In January this year, an oil shutdown was introduced after conflicts over pricing. Maybe the stop can lead to South Sudan starting to invest in diversification and taking advantage of its large land areas, writes journalist Cecilia Bäcklander.
October 31, 2012, Debate
Of: Inge Gerremo
40 years ago, Africa was the continent of hope. Everywhere in the new states, a way out of colonial history was sought. Then the author and documentary filmmaker Stig Holmqvist also begins to travel and repeatedly live in Africa. He has now written a book about his experiences. Inge Gerremo has read Stig Holmqvist's book "On the way to the president", which is a piece of political history based on knowledge and presence.
October 23, 2012, Debate
Of: Anders Olofsgård
Although results are increasingly emphasized, the evaluation capacity in development assistance has decreased due to restructuring and the shortcoming of the evaluation authority SADEV. The expected closure of SADEV raises important questions about the future evaluation of Swedish development assistance, write Anders Olofsgård and Jesper Roine.
August 31, 2012, Debate
Of: Johanna Bergstein
The popular movement assistance is an effective tool for strengthening accountability and democratic development from below. If Sweden - with its long and unique tradition of popular movements - in accordance with the government's priorities is to contribute to democratic development, the threatened popular movement assistance must be allowed to remain, writes Johanna Bergsten, student.
July 26, 2012, Debate
Of: Bertil Odén
How should Sweden relate to the international development trends? What happens to the recipient countries' influence in times of increased performance management? Should Sweden provide assistance to dictatorship regimes? The inherent conflicts of interest in the policy pursued must be discussed and choices made, Bertil Odén writes.
July 2, 2012, Debate
Of: Karin Gregow
In an increasingly fierce battle for the world's natural resources, the EU is using trade agreements to secure the supply of raw materials. The EU's hunt for cheap natural resources risks locking African countries in the raw material trap and slowing down industrialization in Africa. Sweden must work to ensure that trade agreements between the EU and Africa benefit African development.
March 8, 2012, Debate
