Spotlight March 25: Voices against the backlash

We are witnessing a geopolitical upheaval and the decline of liberal democracies. That is why the first Spotlight edition 2025 deals with the massive backlash against human and women's rights, global health and intersectional feminism.
The online magazine Spotlight is published quarterly.

 

Who will step in for global health when Trump slashes USAID?

By Sara Österlund

By dismantling USAID, Donald Trump launched an ideological assault on sexual and reproductive health and rights. The Swedish government has taken an important step in the opposite direction.

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AWID Forum 2024: Marginalized Voices Challenging Global Power

By Nadja Schuster (VIDC Global Dialogue)

The AWID forum 2024 showcased critical feminist perspectives that are usually underrepresented. 4,000 grassroots activists and scholars, predominantly from the Global South, gathered in person and virtually.

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EU Sicherheitspolitik im Umbruch: Was bleibt für die feministische Friedensförderung in Afrika?

Von Miriam Mona Mukalazi

Die EU war ein wichtiger Geldgeber für “Gender, Frieden und Sicherheit” in Afrika. Die neue Sicherheitspolitik bedeutet eine Verschiebung hin zu Aufrüstung und strategischer Unabhängigkeit von den USA.

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Von Peking 1995 bis New York 2025: 30 Jahre Frauenrechte im Wandel

Von Gertrude Eigelsreiter-Jashari

Die Pekinger Erklärung und Aktionsplattform vereinten 189 Regierungen für eine gerechte, diskriminierungs-, und gewaltfreie Welt für Frauen und Mädchen. 30 Jahre später gibt es trotz Fortschritte dringenden Handlungsbedarf.

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