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The EU must receive more quota refugees
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
According to a calculation made by the Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME) in April 2012, the goal for the 28 member states should be to offer at least 20 places for resettlement within the EU by 000. These places should be offered in addition to the sites that may be created for relocation […]
November 20, 2012, Debate
50 years of Swedish development assistance
It is today 50 years since Swedish development assistance began. It was this year that the Government and the Riksdag decided on an official assistance based on Proposition 1962: 100 and that the first public institution for assistance - the Committee for International Assistance (NIB) - began its activities. It is therefore interesting to study about the original […]
November 22, 2012, Debate
Invest in young people to reduce maternal mortality
The film "Welcome to the World" follows a number of pregnant girls and women in three continents and depicts traumatic births with devastating consequences. Foreign doctors work hard to save women and children in these acute stages and we are told that for only two dollars you can save a life. Expanded healthcare in developing countries is […]
November 25, 2012, Debate
Book Review - "A New Diplomacy for Sustainable Development: The Challenge of Global Change"
Of: Inge Gerremo
Bo Kjellén, A New Diplomacy for Sustainable Development: The Challenge of Global Change, 2008, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group Diplomacy has taken on a new dimension in the age of globalization. Environmental issues have more than anything else shown that we live in a single world. Thus, today there is a need to jointly try to agree on these […]
December 26, 2012, Debate
New development goals after 2015 - where do we start?
Of: Måns Nilsson
The UN Sustainability Conference Rio + 20 came and went. The summit did not generate much attention or important agreements. What happens now? The UN system is trying to agree on a new development agenda that will replace the Millennium Development Goals, as well as set goals for sustainable development, so-called Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The two processes can and should be brought together. What is required […]
January 8, 2013, Debate
Time to rethink our aid! Cash Transfers, resilience and agricultural development
Of: Tom Alberts
Some personal thoughts on the seminar, Cash Transfers, resilience and agriculture development on 11 September 2012, organized by the Swedish Church, Sida and SIANI (Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative) Introduction In the past, the following idea circulated a lot: “If you give a man a fish he will live for a week if you teach […]
January 15, 2013, Debate
Strengthen the role of women in African agriculture!
Of: Inge Gerremo and Linley Chiwona-Karltun
In 2010, President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi, then also President of the African Union, AU, declared an "Africa Food and Nutrition Security Day" to be celebrated on October 30 each year. The importance of paying attention to food and nutrition issues in Africa was emphasized by the African Heads of State at the Union's 15th Summit in Kampala, Uganda in July […]
February 4, 2013, Debate
Civil Aid Policy: Successes and Challenges
Many bourgeois representatives have, for various reasons, been perceived as, or have been, opposed to international aid. For a long time, the question was one of the left's proofs of the bourgeoisie's lack of solidarity. Yet it is precisely bourgeois governments that in the 1990s and 2000s maintained the one percent target in their budgets. The Christian Democrats' government participation has helped to safeguard solidarity with those who […]
February 12, 2013, Debate
Government's silence unsustainable: A clear message about continued Swedish long-term development support to Sudan is needed
Of: Bo Forsberg, Elizabeth Dahlin, Erik Lysén, Leif Zetterlund, May Britt Theory, Niclas Lindgren, Peter K Sjogren and Sofia Walan
Two years ago, Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and Minister for Development Aid Gunilla Carlsson spoke about a fragile Sudan that demands the commitment and cooperation of the outside world across borders in order not to fall back into war and suffering again (Göteborgsposten 10 February 2011). We share this analysis and conclusion. But where does the government stand today? The latest budget bill stated that […]
February 25, 2013, Debate
Continued good conditions for Swedish development assistance in Latin America
Of: David Scott
As part of concentrating Swedish development assistance to fewer countries, Sida has decided to submit a budget to the government to focus development assistance on countries where Sweden can make a greater difference. This may mean that aid to Latin America will be phased out. The background to the land concentration as the budget basis for 2014 and 2016 […]
February 28, 2013, Debate