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Here you will find all of FUF's previous events.
Date and time: 19 Mar, 18:00 - 19:30
CANCELED Boring News! Due to the Corona virus, Segundina Flores from Bartolina Sisa has had to cancel her trip to Europe and this seminar will therefore need to be canceled. We hope that a representative from Bartolina Sisa can come to Sweden at a later time and tell us about what is happening in Bolivia. Shortly […]
Date and time: 27 Feb, 18:00 - 19:30
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - or Congo-Kinshasa - is on the surface the second largest country in Africa. The country is rich in both people and natural resources, but has for decades been characterized by continuous conflicts. Today, almost 80% live below the recognized poverty level of 1.90 dollars / day. For the past 20 years, the UN has had a peacekeeping force […]
Date and time: 6 Feb, 18:00
You handle a humanitarian project in Mali through a local partner, internal problems put your staff at greater risk than usual. What are you doing? Have you ever thought about what it is like to work with aid for real? Aid work is about more than theories and statistics - there are many different challenges […]
Date and time: 5 Feb, 10:30 - 12:00
To report »(English bellow) The European Union faces several challenges, one of which is the role that the EU can and should play globally. Based on the forward-looking report of five European think tanks - An Agenda for Europe in the World - a panel will discuss the EU's opportunities to contribute to a sustainable and […]
Date and time: 14 Jan, 18:00 - 19:30
To eradicate extreme poverty, to reduce inequalities in the world, to resolve the climate crisis and to promote peace and justice. This is what the countries of the world through Agenda 2030 have undertaken to accomplish within the next ten years. The seminar will primarily highlight the connection between two of the Global Goals - Goal 8: Decent working conditions and economic […]
Date and time: 2 Dec, 18:00 - 19:30
Today, more than 600 million young people live in conflict-affected or failing states. The group of young people, 18-29 years old, often makes up the majority of the population in these countries - an indication of the importance of taking advantage of the young perspective in conflict resolution. At the same time, the UN Security Council states that women's increased participation in conflict prevention, management and resolution is a […]
Date and time: 29 Nov, 09:00 - 11:00
After years of authoritarian rule and oppression, Ethiopia has reached a turning point after the appointment of its new Prime Minister Abye Ahmed. Political prisoners have been released, a new rhetoric introduced, and a number of reforms put forward - including the preparation for new elections in 2020. Many new challenges have occurred, however, and the process is […]
Date and time: 27 Nov, 14:00 - 15:30
Watch the seminar on YouTube Democracy and institutions are increasingly being questioned, and in many parts of the world, nationalism, fundamentalism and terrorism are on the rise. We see how wars, conflicts and climate change are creating humanitarian disasters in the world. And how borders on the one hand are blurred in step with globalization and on the other hand cemented in step with the crises that […]
Date and time: 20 Nov, 18:00 - 19:30
Social protection, including child benefits, social pensions and other forms of cash transfers, is recognized as a key strategy to reduce poverty and reach many other of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As for which types of interventions are most effective, however, views differ. Many people believe that 'targeting the poor' is the best means […]
Photo: UNAMID / Olivier Chassot
Date and time: 14 Nov, 18:00 - 19:30
After decades of oppressive laws preventing women in Sudan from acting and dressing freely, it was women who were at the forefront of the Sudanese revolution that eventually led to the removal of President Omar al-Bashir after 30 years in power. Since then, however, the women have once again been pushed aside. Although they played […]
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