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The latest updates from the development research community in Sweden
SweDev participated at the biannual NorDev conference
Read about what we did at NorDev 2023!
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SweDev coordinated meeting with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on the reform agenda
Researchers and State Secretary Diana Janse and the Ambassador for the reform agenda at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Carl-Michael Gräns, discussed the reform agenda in Swedish development cooperation on 11 August 2023.
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We save the children today, but will the system provide them with a life tomorrow?
Governments must prioritize and enforce policies to raise awareness, eliminate stigma and enhance facilities to improve quality of life for children with disabilities, writes Semhal Getachew Teka, master’s student at Lund University.
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Violence among pregnant women in India – Health care providers must take a more active role!
Preventing domestic violence during pregnancy in India requires systemic change and investment in training to identify vulnerable groups of women and save lives, writes Minajbanu Memon, master’s student at Lund University.
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The termination of development research grants
Media coverage of the Swedish government’s decision to cancel development research funding from the Swedish Research Council.
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“Prioritise reproductive health in Swedish aid”
New op-ed by Jesper Sundewall and Björn Ekman on SRHR and aid.
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Recording: Financial architecture for a green and climate resilient Africa
Recording from the dialogue with Anzetse Were.
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Op-ed in Dagen Debatt by Fredrik Söderbaum, Jesper Sundewall and Janet Vähämäki from SweDev
There are gaps and weaknesses in the aid reform agenda, write Fredrik Söderbaum, Jesper Sundewall and Janet Vähämäki.
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Op-ed in GP: Good intentions are not enough for effective aid
New op-ed in Göteborgs-Posten discusses Sweden’s new aid policy.
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