All published articles with the tag "Agenda 2030".
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Of: Sofia Arkelsten
Tomorrow, the Riksdag will hold a seminar on the global goals for sustainable development and Agenda 2030. But the government's action plan has still not been presented. If it does not receive parliamentary treatment, the government will deliberately undermine its value, writes the moderate Member of Parliament Sofia Arkelsten.
May 22, 2018, Debate
The OECD wants companies to take responsibility for the entire production chain. Photo: USAID Pakistan
Of: Agnes Duregård
The OECD has developed special guidelines for multinational companies to make companies take responsibility for their entire supply chain. Multinational companies must both work preventively and take responsibility for the consequences the business may have in low- and middle-income countries.
May 3, 2018, FUF-correspondents
For aid to be effective, donors must choose and prioritize what they want to invest in. During the last decade, both Sweden and Norway have tried to reduce the number of countries receiving their aid. Now, however, it seems to be going in the other direction. Rapid political changes risk diluting development aid, writes researcher Rune Jansen Hagen.
March 13, 2018, Debate
Of: Annie Sturinge (f. Sturesson) and Måns Nilsson
When decision-makers invest in schooling for girls, it affects gender equality and the level of education as well as poverty and health. In order to better implement the global goals in Agenda 2030, we therefore need to map out how the different goals are connected to each other, write Måns Nilsson and Annie Sturesson at the research institute SEI.
September 18, 2017, Debate
Of: Maria Sjödin
Homosexuals, bisexuals and transgender people generally have poorer health than the general public, not least in poor countries. However, health data for this group are often lacking. Now Sweden and the UN must invest in research that can improve the health, rights and well-being of LGBT people, writes the debater Maria Sjödin.
July 13, 2017, Debate
Of: Goran Alfredsson and Tiina Nummi-Södergren
Poverty in the world has been fought by leaps and bounds since 1990, but the trend does not apply to all people. People with disabilities are often ignored in poverty reduction. Now Sweden must take the lead and stand up for their rights, writes the organization MyRight.
June 28, 2017, Debate
For many people, going to work is life threatening. According to UN figures, 6 people die every day due to accidents and illnesses related to work. Today, on International Work Environment Day, we pay attention to the ugly jobs. That they may exist is a shame for the world, writes Kristina Henschen, head of Union to Union.
April 28, 2017, Debate
Of: Barbara Jackson, Elin Andersdotter Fabre, Johan Hassel, Maja Brisvall and Sara Borgstrom
Today, attention is paid to the water issue in connection with International Water Day. Water is also high on Sweden's international agenda during the spring. In June, Sweden and Fiji will host a UN conference that will address the catastrophic situation that prevails beneath the surface of the world's oceans. It is high time to seriously talk about the underlying causes of one of the most devastating crises of our time, write representatives from research and civil society.
March 22, 2017, Debate
Of: Ann Catherine Carlsson, Magdalena Hansen, Maria Lövström, Mona Bengtsson, Nicolas Berglund and Songul Can
Fair trade strengthens women's position and autonomy and thus contributes to the implementation of Agenda 2030. The World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) is proof that fair trade is possible. It is time to break unsustainable trade patterns if we want women's rights to be respected, several WFTO players in Sweden write.
March 8, 2017, Debate
Of: Arvid Owl, Jonathan Rushton and Ulf Magnusson
Investments in improved animal health contribute in several ways to the implementation of Agenda 2030. It shows one new report from the Expert Group on Development Aid (EBA). Improved animal health gives poor animal keepers increased production and yields, and also reduces the spread of infectious diseases and multi-resistant bacteria. Sweden has unique experience of organized animal health work - these experiences should be used in international development cooperation, the authors of the report write.
March 7, 2017, Debate