On Wednesday, April 29, Another Development Foundation participated in the Women in Conflict Zones webinar focused on the widening war in the SWANA/Middle East region launched by the U.S. and Israel against Iran. Featuring women’s voices from Gaza, Iran, Lebanon, and the West Bank. This webinar aimed to create a space for examining the gendered impacts of war and violent conflict for all people who experience gender-based oppression.  The webinar provided an opportunity for a number of speakers to raise their

What is “Let’s Change The Rules”? “Let’s Change The Rules” is a 60-minute concert program featuring specially composed music about humanity’s relationship with nature. Its purpose is to raise awareness of the need for an international law against large-scale environmental destruction — an ecocide law. So far, this concert has been performed in Helsinki, Aalborg, Zaragoza, Istanbul, Sandefjord, Luxembourg, and Stockholm. On May 10th, the concert was performed at Umeå People´s House by a number of different choirs. The concert

On April 28th 2026, an open event at Umeå People´s House on women and freedom from violence was carried out due to the indisputable need to create change, to stop and prevent violence against women and girls, and to support victims of violence. The event was introduced by Ingvar Rönnbäck, Founder and Chair of the Board of Another Development Foundation who quoted the american actress Angelina Jolie who said the following at the African Union Summit in Johannesburg June 12th

On April 20th, Another Development Foundation participated at a highly interesting seminar on a new book written by researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Per Högselius, David Nilsson and Hanna Wikström. The seminar and bookrelease were well visited by scholars and an interested audience at Salongen, KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The book mapped Sweden’s role in the world, focusing on Swedish activities in colonial and postcolonial arenas from the late 19th century to the present day.  The book

On March 30th 2026, Swedish Fellowship of Reconciliation hosted a Webinar on Nuclear Weapon due to ongoing discussion on and normalization of nuclear weapons as mean for security. Another Development Foundation has listened to this conversation from the basis of being an organization for the abolition of nuclear weapons, and being active within the peace movement. This is how the webinar was communicated before the event happened: What does the nuclear threat mean today? And what happens when nuclear weapons

On March 24th 2026, Another Development Foundation participated at an event when The Swedish Institute for Human Rights released their annual report. The Swedish Institute for Human Rights is Sweden’s National Human Rights Institute . The institute is an independent authority with a broad mandate to promote and safeguard the respect and protection of human rights in Sweden. For more information about the institute, see: https://mrinstitutet.se/choose-languagee/english The participants were provided with a broad overview of the report through presentations and

In early March 2026, Another Development Foundation's Meg Donevan attended the 70th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) in New York , one of the UN's most significant annual forums for advancing gender equality, human rights, and freedom from violence. The Equality Model 2.0: Women for Sale in the Digital Era Meg spoke at a parallel side event organised by the Swedish Women's Lobby (Sveriges Kvinnoorganisationer), Unizon, ROKS, and Svenska Kvinnors Vänsterförbund. The event opened with a keynote by

Another Development Foundation is an organization who advocates for peace by peaceful means and a world beyond war. We are also part of the movement for the abolishment of nuclear weapons. For this reason, we are happy to participate in events that highlights the threats of nuclear war and on how to counter nuclearization and militarism. Below you find information on the special session Reversing nuclearization: From nuclear weapons in Belarus to a European-Nuclear-Weapon Free Zone in which Another Development