Date and time: 12 Nov, 15:30 - 17:00
Flooding, storms, heat waves and a fast melting Arctic. Every other week alarming reports from scientists point out that the world is not doing enough to limit emissions and global warming. In December 2018, the 24th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) will take place in Katowice, Poland, to finalize the rules for implementation of the Paris Agreement. Join us for a seminar on international climate negotiations and the upcoming COP24!
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November 1, 2018, English, Events, Calendar, Podcast, Webcast
Date and time: 8 Nov, 18:00 - 19:30
After years of authoritarian rule and oppression, Ethiopia seems to have reached a turning point after the appointment of its new Prime Minister Abiye Ahmed in April 2018. Thousands of political prisoners have been released, previously banned opposition groups living abroad have been invited back, and several far-reaching reforms are being introduced. Is this the beginning of a new era?
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October 24, 2018, English, Events, Calendar, Podcast, Webcast
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Date and time: 30 Oct, 18:00 - 19:30
The conflict in Syria is in its eighth year, and at the beginning of 2018, an estimated 6 million children were on the run within or outside the country's borders. An entire generation has grown up in war. How are they and their future affected? What access do they have to rights such as schooling, food and water? And how much of the humanitarian aid goes to children and young people?
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October 19, 2018, Events, Calendar, Podcast, Webcast
Date and time: 25 Oct, 15:00 - 16:30
There are many challenges to sustaining peace in post-war countries, and sustainable peaceis more than absence of war. To build sustainable peace is to promote conditions where peace can prosper. Today, that means dealing with environmental challenges - such as climate change and exploitation of natural resources - as well as social and political issues. Welcome to a seminar that will explore challenges to building sustainable peace after a violent conflict, zooming in on environmental issues and the ongoing peace process in Colombia.
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October 4, 2018, English, Events, Calendar, Podcast, Webcast
Date and time: 22 Oct, 12:00 - 13:00
October 18, 2018, Events, Internal link, Calendar
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Date and time: 11 Oct, 15:00 - 16:30
Teenage girls are often one of the most vulnerable groups in crisis situations. The risk of being exposed to violence, sexual abuse and child marriage increases when everyday life collapses. At the same time, we see how these girls' needs fall between the cracks - they are neither children nor adults and relief efforts based on what the girls want and need are rarely prioritized. Plan International and FUF pay attention to International Girls' Day with a seminar on teenage girls in crisis and conflict.
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September 24, 2018, Events, Calendar, Podcast, Webcast
Date and time: 27 Sep, 09:00 - 12:00
Developing capacity is a key element in most development cooperation. As a method, external support for capacity development has evolved considerably, and recent evaluations give us a pretty good idea of what works and what does not. Sweden has a brand-new strategy for 'Capacity building, partnership and methods for supporting Agenda 2030 for sustainable development'. An […]
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September 8, 2018, English, Events, Calendar
New Khalid Ebni Walid Girls' School. Photo: Anders Rosén
Date and time: 26 Sep, 18:00 - 19:30
Welcome to a seminar on the effects of aid in Afghanistan. Many countries and organizations have been conducting aid in Afghanistan, both humanitarian aid and more long-term development cooperation, since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. This seminar will shed light on and try to answer questions such as: • What good is aid when parts of the country are at war? Does it work […]
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September 7, 2018, Events, Calendar, Podcast, Webcast
Date and time: 4 July, 18:00 - 18:45
Every day, 28,300 people are forced to flee their homes from conflict and persecution. The situation is crisis-like, but in Sweden there is no longer any talk of a "refugee crisis". We got our respite. Unfortunately, the migrants have not received theirs. How do we rekindle the debate? And what does it take to create change? After confessing our world anxiety in […]
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June 12, 2018, Almedalen - event, Almedalen - video, Events, Calendar, Podcast, Webcast
Date and time: 3 July, 18:00 - 18:45
1 in 3 women on the planet is beaten or raped during their lifetime. Sexual harassment affects many more. The problem knows no bounds - #metoo proved that. Online activism is a step forward, but will everyone join? Can the accumulated frustration lead to global change? After confessing our world anxiety in Almedalen 2016 […]
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June 12, 2018, Almedalen - event, Almedalen - video, Events, Calendar, Podcast, Webcast
