Port-au-Prince a few months after the 2010 earthquake. Since the assassination of President Moïse in 2021, the city has been characterized by gang violence. Image: Siri BL/Flickr
Of: Ofelia Gedda
Doctors Without Borders announces in mid-November that it will leave Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. Behind the decision lies a series of events, most recently that Haitian police stopped one of MSF's ambulances and executed two men who received treatment in the vehicle.
November 29, 2024, News
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
Ballots at a polling station during the general elections in Liberia in October 2023. Photo: Johanna Suberu Svanelind/ Embassy of Sweden in Monrovia
Of: Ofelia Gedda
In October 2023, Liberia held its first general election since UN peacekeeping forces left the country. The election is regarded today as a success. Thanks in part to the extensive election observation efforts that monitored the process.
October 15, 2024, Reportage
The fact that Sweden chose to cast its vote when the UN General Assembly voted through a resolution condemning Israel's occupation of Palestinian land has sparked debate in the past week. Photo: Lara Torvi/Flickr.
Of: Ofelia Gedda
This week, the uncertain global situation has continued to be the focus of the debate on global issues. The escalation in the conflicts between Israel, Palestine and now Hezbollah has been widely debated from different sides and angles, but even within the political parties the members do not agree on the way forward. Economic support for post-war Ukraine should be planned already now, a debater believes, while Russia's income should be cut off, among other things, through a chocolate boycott.
September 30, 2024, Current debate