Författararkiv: Rebecka Hallén
Medellín – the most innovative city?
In 2013, Medellín won a price for being “the most innovative city” and yes, the city has made remarkable achievements in the past 20 years. It used to be known as “the most dangerous city in the world” and “the … Fortsätt läsa
World Urban Forum 7
Urban Equity in Development – Cities for Life The seventh World Urban Forum (WUF7) is currently being hold in the city of Medellín. The WUF is a Forum organized by UN-Habitat every two years to gather people to discuss urban … Fortsätt läsa
The beautiful and essential mangrove swamps
Ciénaga de la Virgen and Ciénaga de Juan Polo are large mangrove swamps in the outskirts of Cartagena. The Ecoprogreso foundation works to protect the swamps through social participation strategies. Viviana from Ecoprogreso brought me and a journalist on a … Fortsätt läsa
Arriving in Colombia
Returning from Rwanda, I spent 40 hectic hours in Sweden before the next trip: Colombia. With a grant for Minor Field Studies from Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) I will spend the next coming three months in Cartagena, Colombia … Fortsätt läsa
Testimony from a witness
We went to the Genocide Memorial Center in Kigali. This year in April, it will be 20 years since the genocide started. It was a heartbreaking experience to visit the center and to me also some kind of personal trip: … Fortsätt läsa
Back in Rwanda
Back in Rwanda with the Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired (SRF) and Rwanda Union of the Blind (RUB). It is very nice to be back in this beautiful country with its lovely people. We were in Tanzania in November … Fortsätt läsa
Asean Water Dialogue Conference 25-27 September 2013, Bangkok
I had the honor to participate as a youth delegate in the Asean Water Dialogue Conference. As a UN intern at ESCAP working with water it was a truly inspiring experience where the youth made a memorable impression on me. … Fortsätt läsa
Bangkok life
I arrived in Bangkok without knowing I was going to fall in love with the city. Despite its traffic jam and smelling klongs (canals), Bangkok managed to settle down in my heart. What makes Bangkok such a fascinating city is the mix of … Fortsätt läsa
Summarizing the last period in New York
So, here comes a last update about New York… a little bit late… My time in New York was absolutely fantastic and I am so happy for all the amazing people I met! I am also happy for having concluded an … Fortsätt läsa
Life as an intern
Time flies and I have already been in New York for 3,5 weeks. My working days have been really long and I have done something after work almost every day, so life is intense here. I have also met up … Fortsätt läsa
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