Ahead of the election, FUF interviews the parliamentary parties' aid policy spokespeople about their views on the role and purpose of aid. Image: Collage with the representatives' own photos.
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When FUF asks five of the eight parliamentary parties what they want to do with the aid, they agree that the aid should contribute to development and humanitarian support. But they disagree on how much Sweden should invest, where the money should go and what role the aid should play in trade and migration policy.
Ahead of the 2026 election, FUF has contacted all parliamentary parties and asked to interview them about their views on aid. This text will be updated as more party hearings are conducted.
September 3, 2026, News, Sweden 2026, Election 2026
The wetlands are also part of the famous Mesopotamian Wetlands shared by both Iraq and Iran. Fishing and agriculture are an important part of the local livelihood. Image: Ahmed Abdul Amiralem/Wikimedia Commons
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The historical Hawizeh The wetlands of southern Iraq have begun to recover after years of record low water levels. The vital ecosystem has long been threatened by climate change, drought and desertification, making the area one of the world's most vulnerable. But wetlands futured is still uncertain about it climate vulnerableIraq.
June 10, 2026, News
When Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth, UNHCR's representative in Ukraine, visited Stockholm in March, she met with the FUF editorial team and spoke about the growing humanitarian needs in Ukraine. Images: Mehreen Hayat/Utvecklingsmagasinet and Нікіта Лізейкін Pexels/Canva
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Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is now in its fifth year. After a 2025 prowned by intintensified attacks and a harsh winter, the country is now also facing reduced international assistance. At the same timetthrough an increasingly lack of respect for international law, UNHCR's representative in Ukraine, Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth, tells Utvecklingsmagasinet.
April 16, 2026, Interview
Riek Machar (left) and Salva Kiir (right) once worked together, but are now on different sides in the fighting that has flared up in the country. Here during a meeting in the city of Juba in September 2019. Photo: Isaac Billy/UNMISS/Flickr.
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Fighting between government forces and opposition groups is intensifying in South Sudan, with the UN Human Rights Commission in the country sounding the alarm about serious attacks on civilians. At the same time, political and military elites are accused of undermining the 2018 peace agreement.
March 24, 2026, News
Amplifying Rights Network (ARN) brings together organizations that work in various ways to support sexual and reproductive health and rights in Liberia. RFSU's project coordinator Aminata Kamarh-Sneh is on the far left in the picture. Image: Amplifying Rights Network
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sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) has decreased by 35 percent since 2018, according to a new report from RFSU. w/ Liberian Amplifying R Network (ARN) and with svenska RFSL om the cuts consequences.
December 17, 2025, Interview
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.
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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
The conflict between Iran and Israel raises concerns about the global economic impact – oil prices are rising. On the left, Iran's capital Tehran. Images: Tostphoto/Getty images, Murchundra/Getty Images via Canva.
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Just days before a scheduled call between the United States and Iran regarding the latter's nuclear program, Israel carried out attacks on several of Iran's military and nuclear facilities. This was followed by counter-offensives from Iran and June 22nd of American attacks on Iranian Goal. The development magazine summarizes the latest developments.
June 24, 2025, Development magazine explains
Over 200 Sahrawis live in refugee camps in Algeria, including this one in the Tindouf region. Image: EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid/ Flickr (CC BY-SA 000)
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For almost 50 years, Western Sahara has occupieds by Morocco. It is a conflict that rarely gets coverage in the international media. At the same time, over 200 Western Saharais live in refugee camps, cut off from their homeland. Isabel Odelfelt och Meklit Teklu has spoken w/ jourthe nationalist Asria Mohamed, ohch film makerren Mohamedsalem Wared when they recently visited Sweden.
June 11, 2025, Interview
"Save the Children and other organizations can treat Gaza's malnourished children, but we are not allowed to do our job. Instead, children are forced to eat animal feed and leaves to avoid dying," write representatives of Save the Children. Image: Hosny Sala/ Pixabay via Canva
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Last week's discussions on global issues on Swedish debate and editorial pages have been dominated by the crisis in Gaza. Critics argue that the Swedish government should do more to stop starvation and bloodshed, while responsible ministers point to dialogues and aid volumes. Other texts draw attention to the effects of Europe's energy and technology dependence on authoritarian states, and Trump's foreign and trade policies continue to be the subject of criticism.
May 20, 2025, Current debate
The UN peacekeeping force MONUSCO had begun a withdrawal, but now remains in the Democratic Republic of Congo indefinitely due to developments in the eastern parts of the country. Photo: MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti Source: Flickr
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In April, we met the Congolese government and the M23 rebel group forfirst time in an official call on the conditions for a ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Despite the efforts of various actors, it is now clear that further talks between them are postponed to the future. At the same time, continued strife to spä on the wholeannual humanitarian crisis in the country.
April 28, 2025, Development magazine explains
