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A Feminist Foreign Policy - real change for women and girls
By Ann Linde, former Foreign Minister of Sweden, FEPS Special Advisor on Foreign Affairs
In her speech at a VIDC event in the Austrian Parliament Ann Linde advocates for a Feminist Foreign Policy since women and girls – half of the population - still do not enjoy the same rights, representation and resources.
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Climate lawsuits can make a real difference
by Lorena Olarte
Strategic climate litigation operates as a multifaceted approach to bring about systemic change. Globally about 2,500 climate lawsuits have been filed. Communities mostly affected claim compensation.
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A letter from Yene & Terra Mater - Mother Land
Film screening and discussion as part of this human world
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 18:00 - 20:00 hrs
Top Kino, Großer Saal, Rahlgasse 1, 1060 Vienna
Film screening and discussion about the effects of the climate crisis on the African continent.
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My body, my choice! Abortion Rights and Care
Lessons learned from Poland, Austria, Mozambique
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 17:00 - 19:00 (CET, Vienna), 18:00 - 20:00 (CAT, Maputo), Online via Zoom
with Sylvia Groth (Pro Choice Austria), Santos Simione & Inês Boene (AMODEFA Mozambique), Natalia Broniarczyk (Abortion…
Usama Al Shahmani - Im Fallen lernt die Feder fliegen
Reading and talk as part of Buch Wien 2023
In his books, the Iraqi-Swiss author Usama Al Shahmani sensitively shows how war and flight have left their mark on people's lives.
The right to move and the right to stay?! Community decisions in a changing climate
Report from 9 October 2023
Discussion with the researcher Diogo Andreola Serraglio, the activists Rose Kobusinge and Mana Omar from Fridays for Future Africa about the difficulties of human mobility in times of global warming.
The Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan: A Grim Reality and Unanswered Questions
By Malek Sitez
On 15 August, the Taliban celebrated the two-year anniversary of their seizure of power. Political scientist Malek Sitez analyzes Taliban rule in retrospect and offers little hope for destabilizing the "Islamic Emirate."
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Time to act – opportunities for an EU feminist foreign policy that champions sexual and reproductive rights
by Sara Österlund
Every day 800 women and girls worldwide die from complications related to pregnancy, childbirth and unsafe abortion. The EU has the power to change this by stepping up efforts and allocating much needed funding.
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The Cost of the 2003 US War to Iraqi People
By Kali Rubaii
While an arrest warrant has already been issued for Putin for the invasion in Ukraine by the International Criminal Court, there has been no accountability for the disastrous effects of the illegal US-led invasion of Iraq.
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#8: Life under the Taliban
In the End, Only Migration Remains: Insights into the Struggles of an Afghan Professional
Since the Taliban took over two years ago, Shaahid Bashir has seen his dreams of a future in Afghanistan shattered, and in the end he may have no choice but to leave.
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