Keza smiles for the camera. She is one of the Rwandan schoolchildren who now study in English from the 1st grade at one of the schools in Bumba, made possible by income from tourism. Photo: Elis Josefsson/Utvecklingsmagasinet
Of: Elis Josefsson
Rwanda has invested heavily in tourism and making its unique nature accessible to attract visitors. Along the Congo Nile Trail, FUF correspondent Elis Josefsson meets enthusiasts who, through tourism, create opportunities for the development of local communities. At the same time, major challenges remain in the country, such as widespread poverty and a lack of educational opportunities.
May 6, 2025, FUF-correspondents, Reportage
At the Taiwanese disability rights organization Eden Social Welfare Foundation, a wall is covered with principles covered by the UN Convention for Persons with Disabilities. Image: Saga Koberstein From/Utvecklingsmagasinet
Of: Saga Koberstein From
In Taiwan live redan over a million people with disabilities, and this year Taiwan is expected to become a super-aged society. Despite progress in legislation and increased awareness of the rights of people with disabilitiesar significant challenges remain.
February 17, 2025, FUF-correspondents, Reportage
Various actors are trying to promote a conversation about women’s and girls’ rights. In 2019, UN Women organized an art exhibition focusing on men’s violence against women. Image: Victor Tikhonov/ UN Women Europe and Central Asia/Flickr
Of: Meja Roberg
While feminism is a natural part of social debate in Sweden, the word is met with incomprehension and skepticism in Kazakhstan. In Kazakhstan, gender equality is seen as something already achieved, although traditional values still hold women back. Despite the challenges, a slow change is sprouting, led by women who refuse to accept the status quo.
February 9, 2025, FUF-correspondents, Reportage
Turkish and Syrian flags are raised in Rojava, while abandoned vehicles line the road to Damascus. Turkey stands as the winner in the Syrian civil war, experts say. They point to how Ankara can now gain increased influence over the future of the Kurdish self-rule Rojava in northern Syria. Images: Afrin Human Rights Observatory & Sabry Abdoush
Of: Josephine Forthmann
On the morning of December 8, 2024, Syrians celebrated the end of the Assad family's tyrannical regime. But far from everyone is hopeful for a peaceful future. FUF correspondent Josephine Forthmann contacted two people in Syria to hear their thoughts on the regime change.
February 8, 2025, FUF-correspondents, Reportage
The court building that houses the Constitutional Court of Taiwan. The death penalty has long been debated in Taiwan, but this year the discussion has intensified when the Constitutional Court has to make a decisive decision. Photo: Saga Koberstein From/Utvecklingsmagasinet
Of: Saga Koberstein From
This year, a legal process has created discussions about whether or not the death penalty should be used in Taiwan. In September, the Constitutional Court's verdict finally came. The death penalty is maintained, but its exercise is limited. The reactions were not long in coming.
October 31, 2024, FUF-correspondents, Reportage
Photographs from “Protracted silence” by Zhaniya Fazylova. The series is about the horror that women are forced to go through alone, ashamed to share their experiences of violence with society. Photos: Zhaniya Fazylova
Of: Meja Roberg
After a high-profile murder, intimate partner violence is once again punishable in Kazakhstan. While government repression is hitting women's rights activists hard, civil society is strengthening its voice through initiatives like NeMolchiKZ and art exhibitions that promote community dialogue.
October 28, 2024, FUF-correspondents, Reportage
Ballots at a polling station during the general elections in Liberia in October 2023. Photo: Johanna Suberu Svanelind/ Embassy of Sweden in Monrovia
Of: Ofelia Gedda
In October 2023, Liberia held its first general election since UN peacekeeping forces left the country. The election is regarded today as a success. Thanks in part to the extensive election observation efforts that monitored the process.
October 15, 2024, Reportage
The UK has been a pioneer in international development cooperation, but in recent years the country's aid has gradually declined. The Labor Party, which won the election in early July, is positive about increasing aid again, but the change is expected to be delayed. Photo: Sgt Neil Bryden/RAF. Source: Flickr.
Of: Tova Tabacsko
War, conflicts and climate change lead to increased needs for aid around the world, mainly in the global south. Despite this, the previous UK government ruled out an increase in aid in the budget, which has been criticized by several aid organisations. The British Labor Party, which recently secured its own majority in parliament, is on the other hand positive about returning to a higher 0,7 percent of GNP - but the change is expected to be delayed.
July 22, 2024, FUF-correspondents, Reportage
Women's negative special position on the labor market is often connected to the fact that they have children and are on parental leave. This is, for example, the case in Austria and the cultural neighbors Germany and Switzerland. "There is an unspoken expectation for women to do the unpaid work in the home," says Austrian social anthropologist and preschool teacher Hannah Büchel to Utvecklingsmagasinet. Photo: Agnes Fältman.
Of: Agnes Fältman
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June 24, 2024, FUF-correspondents, Reportage
Limited international support does not stop the organization United Youth for Peace and Sustainable Development from making a difference. Here several of the organization's members can be seen tilling the land to enable the cultivation of, among other things, eddoes, ginger and pepper. Photo: Aaron PF Ballah.
Of: Adam hansen
Just over two decades since Liberia's second civil war ended, the country has made great strides . In the center we find a driven, young generation that does everything to preserve peace in the country – including through agriculture.
- The young generation bears full responsibility for Liberia's future. We can solve many of today's problems if we use the potential of agriculture, he says God, program manager at the civil society organization UYPASD.
May 20, 2024, Reportage
