APRIL JOKE: Dousa's new responsibilities – we have the full list!

Utvecklingsmagasinet has learned that Benjamin Dousa's portfolio will be expanded and his new title will be Minister for Foreign Trade, Gender Equality, Development Assistance and Working Life Affairs. Image: Collage in Canva. Photo: Kristian Pohl/Government Office

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APRIL APRIL! FUF's very purpose is to spread reliable knowledge about global issues. But yesterday, April 1st, we couldn't resist making a joke about it a little when the opportunity arose with Paulina Brandberg's resignation the day before. So to clarify – as far as we know, Minister Dousa will NOT be expanding her portfolio.  Yesterday, the news came that three liberals are leaving important positions within the party and the government. Including Paulina Brandberg, who is resigning from her position as Minister of Gender Equality and Working Life. Utvecklingsmagasinet has learned that the resignation will have repercussions in the corridors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

April 1, 2025, News

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.

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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

Thank you for sharing 2024 with us!

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2024 is coming to an end and it has been a different FUF year. As a result of the government's reduced support for non-governmental organizations, both FUF's operations and office shrank, and we closed our premises on Ehrensvärdsgatan, which many of you have visited for training, seminars and networking over the years.  However, our determination to work to increase knowledge, debate and commitment to global issues has remained strong!

December 16

2024 FUF award winner Josephine Sundqvist on fair development

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Josephine Sundqvist is awarded the FUF prize in 2024 because, through her efforts in both academia, civil society and the world of authorities, she has contributed to improving the living conditions of people living in poverty and oppression. Her ability to convey important knowledge about global issues, and her innovative ideas, have inspired Swedish actors to take responsibility in their international engagements. Josephine is a role model not least for young people who want to make a difference in the world.

December 16

FUF examines the multilateral assistance to the EBA

FUF's chancellor Anna Sjöberg Tibblin and board member Lennart Wohlgemuth have written the report "Swedish Multi-Bi Aid and Development Effectiveness" for the Expert Group for Aid Analysis (EBA).

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SEK 13 billion of the Swedish aid went under 2023 to specific countiesthe via multilateral organizations, so-called multi-bi support. FUFarna Lennart Well-being and Anna Sjöberg Tibblin have written a "working paper" for the Expert Group for Aid Analysis (EBA) where they investigated the possibilities for Side to sackcompensate that multilateral partners lioner up to aid effectiveness principles om local ownership, focus on results, inclusive partnership, transparency and mutual accountability i the very largest channel for Swedish aid.  

December 9, 2024, FUF news, News

Week 40: An unethical budget, the morality of war and the blame for developments in the Middle East

This week's debate has revolved around right and wrong in conflict and aid policy. Collage: Canva.

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Today, one year has passed since the events in Israel the October 7, 2023 and in the past week has developments in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine been constantly present in the debate. A debate which revolved around ethics, morality and guilt.  

October 7, 2024, Current debate

Week 11: Debaters call on Israel to take responsibility for famine in Gaza

During the past week, several debaters have written about the famine in Gaza. Photo: Wafa. Source: Wikimedia commons.

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The people of Gaza are starving and Israel must take responsibility for it, several write debaters. Greta Thunberg's climate demonstration outside the Riksdag has also been the subject of debate during the past week.

March 18, 2024, Current debate

EU + elections = EU elections

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Only every sixth voter knows that there are EU elections in June - despite the fact that the EU works on important issues such as democracy, climate, peace and security and is the world's largest donor of aid. During the year, FUF is therefore carrying out the EU elections project, which starts in the parliamentary elections this summer.

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March 14, 2024

Week 8: Debaters demand increased support for Ukraine

Last week, the war in Ukraine entered its third year. With that, debaters demanded, among other things, increased military support for Ukraine and tougher sanctions against Russia. Photo: President of Ukraine. Source: Flickr.

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Last week it was two years since Russia began his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which characterized the Swedish opinion pages. Several debaters believed that Sweden, the EU and the world must do more to end the war. 

February 26, 2024, Current debate