All published articles with the tag "civil society".
In Konstanz, Germany, many have become involved in the climate movement Fridays for Future. Photo: Pauline af Ekenstam.
Fridays for Future, the climate movement started by Greta Thunberg, is spreading all over the world. The movement calls on politicians to stage responsible environmental and energy reforms, and in Konstanz the local initiative has aroused an otherwise sleepy city to great commitment.
April 29, 2019, FUF-correspondents
MSF often uses metaphors in its communication. It gives confidence, according to a research study by Anna Vogel. Photo: Elena Di Natale
Of: Anna Vogel
How aid organizations communicate with politicians and the public is important - both to gain trust and funding. My study of Doctors Without Borders shows that everyday metaphors are an important tool for success, writes linguist Anna Vogel.
April 23, 2019, Debate
There are a lot of volunteers and NGOs working to welcome refugees all around Europe. Photo: Ilias Bartolini (CC BY-SA 2.0)
By including a wide variety of supporters of different professions, ethnicities, and political and religious convictions, the German campaign 'Save Me - A City Says Yes' manages to reach beyond the usual refugee advocates.
March 27, 2019, FUF-correspondents
The people of Afghanistan must be allowed to take part in the peace work. Otherwise, there will be no pourable peace, the debater writes.
After almost 40 years of war, peace agreements may be close in Afghanistan. But achieving real peace requires more than a signed paper. Sustainable peace presupposes local anchoring and meaningful inclusion of the civilian population, writes Andreas Stefansson at the Swedish Afghanistan Committee.
March 12, 2019, Debate
In the agreement with the Center Party and the Liberals, the new government has, among other things, promised a feminist foreign policy. Photo: Collage / Kristian Pohl, Government Offices
Of: Magnus Walan
Happily, the new government retains the one percent target, continues with a feminist foreign policy and makes a democracy offensive in development aid. But it is important not to start from simplified analyzes. Diakonia's Magnus Walan writes about how the new government should navigate development aid and development policy in 2019.
January 30, 2019, Debate
The youth organization Push Sweden was present at COP24 last week. But they did not feel very welcome.
Of: Madeleine Norman and Saga Jonsson
Civil society's participation in the climate summit in Poland, COP24, has been met with reluctance and disinterest. It has been difficult to get housing, access to the negotiations and even to enter the country for some. The politicians' reluctance to listen is clear, even though it is our future they are endangering, writes the youth organization PUSH Sweden.
December 13, 2018, Debate
Photo: Hamid Ershad Sarabi, WikiMediaCommons
Of: Kerstin Lundgren
Individuals' freedom to decide over their own lives forms the basis of the world the Center Party wants to see. That is why we stand up for the XNUMX% target in development aid, prioritize the poorest countries and want more money to go to local actors who know their communities. Local and equal participation is crucial for development, writes the Center Party's foreign policy spokesperson Kerstin Lundgren.
June 11, 2018, Debate