Inlägg av Kristina Zetterlund

International Day of UN Peacekeepers – gender equality for efficiency

29 maj, 2017

On 29 May, we commemorate the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers and, in Sweden, the Veterans Day, paying tribute to individuals who have served in peace operations. All of those who contribute to peace operations in an effort to make this world a better place are worthy of great praise. In acknowledgement of their […]

Telltale signs of meaningful interventions for peacebuilding and development

22 maj, 2017

Starting off as a research initiative, FBA’s work on exploring linkages between the rule of law and public administration in peacebuilding and development gradually scaled up to one of the largest projects that the agency is implementing bilaterally, the project on local self-government and rule of law in Ukraine. Within the span of several years […]

Returning to the field in a time of uncertainty

15 maj, 2017

For those of us who have worked abroad for FBA over the years, there is a certain familiar pattern one gets used to in this very particular world. Times of excitement, challenge, and high activity come with a new assignment in an international mission or position in the field, followed by periods of rest and […]

Liberias unga tar ansvar för landets framtid

12 maj, 2017

För ett par veckor sedan var jag och kollegan Maja på plats i Paynesville strax utanför Monrovia i Liberia, där över 200 unga samlats för att under ett par dagar diskutera ett antal frågor som på ett eller annat vis påverkar ungas vardag. Entrepenörskap, deltagande i politiska processer, konflikthantering, integritet och kulturyttringar stod på agendan. […]