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Syrian Women Leading the Change
Public event on 6 October 2022
Syrian activists* from all over Europe met in Vienna to exchange and network about their work, their daily challenges.
“Afghanistan's Strong Women”. One year of resistance against Taliban rule
Event from 3 October 2022
The Second President of the National Council, Doris Bures, hosted an evening of support for the struggle of women for equality and freedom in Afghanistan with VIDC and Women without Borders.
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VIDC: 60 years of dialogue and cooperation
“Nothing happens in the world that does not matter to us!”
On 14 September we celebrated 60 years of dialogue and cooperation with friends and companions! With a speech by former Federal Chancellor Franz Vranitzky, long-time Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the VIDC.
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Crisis region Sahel
Background, analysis and reports
Report from the book presentation and discussion on October 4, 2022 with Günther Lanier, Ishraga Mustafa Hamid and Franz Schmidjell
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Afghanistan’s Blame Game. Why did the Islamic Republic collapse?
By Haroun Rahimi
On 15 August last year, the Taliban conquered Afghanistan virtually without resistance. How did this happen and what lessons should we learn from it?
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#4: Life under the Taliban
The monster is back
In Afghanistan, 15 August marks the anniversary of the Taliban's complete takeover. Anisa tells us how the dreams of women and girls have been shattered every day since then.
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REPowerEU: Towards a just and sustainable energy transformation?
By Manana Kochladze
The initial hope that the war would accelerate the energy transformation in Europe has unfortunately not been realised by the recently published REPowerEU strategy. On the contrary, Manana Kochladze announces an increase in…
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Trapped women – a story of Poland’s war on personal freedom, safety and dignity
By Eliza Rutynowska
Very restrictive abortion laws in Poland leave women in unwanted pregnancies all alone in their struggle for their safety, dignity, health and often their very lives. This is also the case for raped Ukrainian refugee women.
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Afghanistan im Schatten des Ukraine-Krieges
Von Ali Ahmad und Michael Fanizadeh (VIDC Global Dialogue)
Aufgrund der zunehmenden humanitären Notlage und Hungersnot in Afghanistan (fast 50% der Bevölkerung) hat das Danish Refugee Council und VIDC Global Dialogue eine Konferenz der afghanischen Diaspora in Brüssel einberufen.
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The Ukraine war and Sahel
By Roland Marchal
The Ukraine war broke out after two difficult years of economic slowdown and political turmoil in Sahel. Roland Marchal predicts possible power shifts between Russia, France and the EU.
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