Climate refugees in the shadows at COP30

Ahead of COP30, IOM presented proposals for increased climate aid as a measure to address climate displacement. Images: cascoly/Canva, toeytoey2530/Getty images via Canva.

Of: Meklit Teklu

FN:s migration organization (IOM) woole sfamily climate-related migration on the COP30 agenda. But despite this, climate migration is conspicuous by its absence from the agreements reached at the annual climate summit. At the same time, the majority of the world's refugees seek protection in countries that are already hard hit by climate crises. 

December 1, 2025, Development magazine explains

Students, activists and a minister among 2025 Right Livelihood laureates

This year's Right Livelihood Award goes to five individuals and organizations. Images in order: Audrey Tang/Right Livelihood, Justice for Myanmar/Justice for Myanmar, PISFCC/PISFCC, LCC- Emergency Response Room of North Kordofan, Julian Aguon/Camarin D. Egurrola. All images via Right Livelihood.

Of: Philippa Abrahamsson

Courageous efforts for human rights, democracy and the climate are celebrated with this year's Right Livelihood-price. 

October 6, 2025, Notis

Climate, (human) security and development financing dominated Wednesday's talks

Wednesday's party leaders' meeting between the Center Party's Anna-Karin Hatt and the Green Party's Amanda Lind from the Almedalen stage both focused on the climate issue and Sweden's role in the world. Picture left: Anna Sjöberg Tibblin/Utvecklingsmagasinet. Picture right: Shayan Shah Mohammadi.

Of: Anna Sjöberg Tibblin

FUF is in place in Almedalen! Every day we publish a short summary of the previous day with a focus on global issues.

June 26, 2025, Almedalen - current, News

Lobito Corridor: A billion-dollar project in central Africa raises questions

The Lobito Corridor is an infrastructure project that will streamline the transport of minerals from the DRC and Zambia to the coast of Angola for further export to the US and the EU. Image: Collage - European Union 2015 - European Parliament/Fairphone/Flickr

Of: Mona Adam Abdi

LobitoThe corridor is described as a strategic infrastructure project to streamline the export of minerals from Africa. With support from the US and the EU, the initiative is seen as a step towards increased trade – but at the same time raises concerns about unsustainable working conditions and continued foreign dominance over the continent's natural resources. 

April 10, 2025, Development magazine explains

Water shortages, conflicts and crop failures as Central Asia dries out

The Aral Sea is a ghost of Central Asia's past. Once the fourth largest lake in the world, 90% of its water has disappeared in just a few decades. Now, the region's water shortages threaten to create similar crises elsewhere. Image: Zhanat Kulenov/Wikipedia Commons

Of: Meja Roberg

Water is a vital resource, but in Central Asia it is det increasingly a source of conflict. Tensions between the countries are increasing as water resources which supports millions of peopleice reduces. Andn Violent clashes have already occurred. Nu An intensive search for solutions is underway for the region.  

April 7, 2025, Development magazine explains

Current debate in 2024: NATO, climate, EU, migration and war

Migration, the climate, NATO, the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are some of the topics that dominated the debate in 2024. Image: collage in Canva.

Of: The Chancellery

A year marked by the conflict between Israel and Palestine, lack of climate action, the EU election, migration and the importance of supporting Ukraine. That sums up Chat GPT FUFeditorial coverage of the debate on global issues and Sweden's role in the world on Swedish debate and editorial pages during 2024.  

January 13, 2025, Current debate

Week 48: COP29 leaves many unhappy and divided on ICC arrest warrants

The year 2024 looks set to be the warmest on record. Despite this, this year's climate meeting ended without writings on the phasing out of fossil fuels and with an agreement on climate finance that was described as too little too late. Image: piyaset/Getty Images via Canva.

Of: Nina Kedia

I previous week have reactions after the climate summit COP 29 in Azerbaijan commuted between disappointment and sadness, at the same time it has of the International Criminal Court arrest warrants for two Israeli ministers have divided the debaters. 

December 2, 2024, Current debate

Oil and climate on collision course during UN meeting in Azerbaijan

UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the audience during a side meeting for small island states during the COP29 climate summit. Image: Commonwealth Secretariat/Flickr

Of: Nina Kedia

The eyes of the world are directed towards Baku in Azerbaijan, where the bran of the UNfood summit COP29 currently underway. Criticism has been directed at the choice of world country, a significant producer of oil and gas. The meeting is marked in addition by the absence of several leaders. 

November 18, 2024, Analysis

Week 46: A criticized climate summit and the importance of a united Europe 

The COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, is taking place in what could be the hottest year on record. Collage: Canva.

Of: Ofelia Gedda

Last week, COP29 began, but in the absence of many of the world leader. Even Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has chosen not to participate in the meeting, which according to this week's debaters seems to be more about money than the climate. Many also argued for the importance of a united Europe as US support falters.  

November 18, 2024, Current debate

Week 36: The foreign minister resigns, accusations against Sida's director general and debate on climate policy

Tobias Billström announced on Wednesday that he is resigning from his position as Minister of Foreign Affairs. The announcement has raised many questions about the reasons for his resignation and who will succeed him. Pictured: Minister of Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström. Photo: Josefine Stenersen/Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU/Flickr.

Of: Benjamin Frisk

The budget statement on climate policy has been overshadowed by it sudden the resignation letter from Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, who has come to dominate debatten on the leader pages that timena week. In the discussions about the government's reform agenda for aidthe politics SvD has published two texts with criticism of Sida's performance reporting and information that previously general directorör Carin Jämtin will have made decisions in strid with the government's instructor.  

September 9, 2024, Current debate