At Forum Syd's annual meeting on May 17, the members agreed on the name change. “We are changing our name to reflect the most important thing about our organisation and work - that we are a platform...
Colombia is the world’s deadliest country for human rights defenders. How has the corona pandemic affected this situation? What can Sweden do to address the threats and violence towards people who are...
Witness the transformational journey of Mary Nkisongoi, from a withdrawn and timid Maasai woman to a rising community advocate championing change.
Important information about Forum Syd's presence in Somalia.
An award-winning journalist shares his perspectives on press freedom in East Africa, at a time the world is grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic, which has disrupted many aspects of press freedom.
Widow groups in Siaya - Kenya are organising to claim their rights and fighting back against extreme forms of sexual exploitation and gender-based violence.
In parts of Africa, more people are dying at the hands of security agents enforcing measures to combat coronavirus than from the disease itself.
As new challenges emerge every day, civil society and other development actors need to embrace creativity and innovation to meet the evolving development challenges of the modern world.
Forum Syd is working on assessing the requests for project changes we have received. We greatly appreciate your ability to act and rapidly address the current situation. To make your current and...
Strict measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus inflicts on people’s right to assembly and freedom of movement in Cambodia. But does the State of Emergency law attend to political interest...
The NGO Kalegium from Belarus intervenes when it is necessary to help those in need by actively promoting a healthy lifestyle and conscious decision of young people to avoid drugs.
As all know the coronavirus has been spreading to most parts of the world. Countries and regions which have not yet seen serious adverse effects are probably likely to see it in the near future. As...
In this article, Hub Latin America & Caribbean Country Programme Coordinator César Augusto Muñoz M. shares some reflections in relation to the current events in Colombia, where the health emergency...
Forum Syd recommends following the authorities' recommendations for travel, physical meetings and prevent spreading infection. This may mean that you as an organisation must postpone, cancel, re...
The communities in the southern region of Guatemala experience critical environmental conflicts, related to land tenancy and water supply management The shrinking of democratic spaces is linked to...
In 1991, when the civil war erupted in Somalia, Zahra Mohamed, a 69-year-old mother, fled to Tanzania along with her five children for safety and protection. Little did she know that the unrest will...
More than half of the population in Belarus assumes that being at home with children is what women want most. There is a list of more than 180 jobs restricted for women and they constantly encounter...
Dangerous work environments, child labour, forced displacements and polluted waters. Companies and their suppliers are exposed to many risks in their operations around the world. How does the...
The world faces increasingly daunting, interconnected challenges. But ordinary men and women, from all walks of life, have risen as changemakers using their voices, art or skills, making a difference...
The EU has decided to withdraw part of the tariff preferences granted to Cambodia to put pressure on the country's government to respect human rights and restore freedom of expression and assembly...
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