All published articles with the tag "Agenda 2030".
Photo: Helena Goldon
Of: Jens Rosbäck
Alcohol kills about three million people every year and many more fall victim to violence and ill health. Despite this, there is no global framework for effectively preventing the negative effects of alcohol. Jens Rosbäck, head of the international department in the IOGT-NTO movement, believes in a debate article that it is time to do something about the problems.
December 18, 2018, Debate
We should talk about achieving a fair standard of living for all rather than fighting poverty, the debaters write.
Of: Gunilla Palm and Gunnel Axelsson Nycander
Should the goal of international development work continue to be to reduce poverty? Perhaps it is time to see instead a fair standard of living for all as the goal of development work that is firmly rooted in human rights. That is the opinion of Gunnel Axelsson Nycander and Gunilla Palm at the Church of Sweden.
November 20, 2018, Debate
Refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya. Photo: Evan Schneider / UN Photo.
Of: Ina Carlsson and Sarah Hyde
The root causes of people being forced to flee must be addressed in order for people to be able to return to their homes in the long run. In the meantime, people living in refugee camps need to be given ample opportunities to meet vital needs.
November 6, 2018, Chronicle
Climate change is closely linked to human health and our entire welfare, the debater writes.
Of: Rosanna Färnman
The United Kingdom, Germany, and Norway are some of the countries that have developed global health strategies. This week, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Social Affairs presented the publication Sweden's work with global health - for the implementation of Agenda 2030. The think tank Global Challenge welcomes the publication. Now there are deep dives, priorities, leadership and commitment.
November 6, 2018, Debate
One billion people live in urban slums. The neighborhood where children grow up is of great importance for their life opportunities, the guest columnists write. Photo: Max Pixel
Of: Elin Andersdotter Fabre and Miriam Matthiessen
Did you know it's World Cities Day today? In the light of the new IPCC report on the climate crisis, we should take advantage of this day and ensure that citizens, decision-makers and people working on development issues understand the role that cities play in shaping our future. Sustainable development has become an increasingly common term in […]
October 31, 2018, Guest chronicle
Photo: Aleksandr Ledogorov, Unsplash
Of: Isabella Lövin
The Green Party stands for a large and effective aid where the resources benefit the most vulnerable people. International development cooperation is vital, at the same time as the work for a sustainable world cannot and should not depend on development aid. All parts of society must deliver if we are to succeed, writes the Green Party's spokesperson Isabella Lövin.
August 20, 2018, Debate
Photo: Håkan Dahlström, FI, WikimediaCommons
Feminist initiative advocates global justice and decolonization. We must challenge today's world order where the global north uses the global south. We want international cooperation to take place with mutual respect between equal parties and for the one percent target to be met without setting off costs for refugee reception in Sweden. It writes Jaime Gomez, Mats Ekenger and Maria Persson from the Feminist Initiative.
June 13, 2018, Debate
Photo: Juan Chien-Han, flickr
Of: Charlotte Deogan
Everyone has the right to make decisions regarding his own body, and the right to live free from stigma, discrimination, violation or coercion. This includes decisions regarding sexuality and reproduction. A new, broader and more comprehensive definition of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) has just been developed by the Lancet-Guttmacher Commission […]
May 31, 2018, Guest chronicle
Photo: Politicians' Week in Almedalen, Flickr
The goal of the Left Party is a fair world order where common resources exist for all of us, not just for a few. That is why we want to pursue a policy where power and resources are redistributed, where women are included in all forms of decision-making processes and where at least one percent of Sweden's gross national income goes to development assistance, writes Member of Parliament Yasmine Posio Nilsson.
May 28, 2018, Debate
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Governments and aid organizations are facing difficult considerations about how resources should be distributed, not least in light of the 169 sub-goals in Agenda 2030. But by analyzing how the goals affect each other, they can prioritize smarter - to the benefit of the whole, write Annie Sturesson and Nina Weitz, researchers at the Stockholm Environment Institute.
May 22, 2018, Debate