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Articles by Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs

When the 2030 Agenda inspired an essay competition

The 2030 Agenda, including the 17 Global Goals, is a plan of action to end poverty and hunger, make human rights a reality for all,...

We are standing up for democracy

Democracy is worth protecting – every day. The freedom to choose, speak, think and love can never be taken for granted. The same applies to...

Vindelälven-Juhtatdahka and Voxnadalen become new biosphere reserves

On 19 June 2019, Vindelälven-Juhtatdahka and Voxnadalen became UNESCO designated biosphere reserves. Sweden now has a total of seven biosphere reserves, comprising seven per cent...

Accelerating the transition to net-zero carbon economies

Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres noted in his remarks on 10 September 2018 that “climate change is the defining issue of our time...

Plogging relay spreads across the world

More and more Swedish embassies are getting out and going jogging and litter-picking – plogging! The Swedish phenomenon is spreading across the world, like a...

#EasternPartnership football diplomacy: Tbilisi

Sweden and Georgia celebrated 10 years of the Eastern Partnership with high-level football diplomacy in Tblisi.

Global Swedes received recognition from the Government

They are positive ambassadors for studying in Sweden and for their home countries. They focus in particular on innovation and entrepreneurship. Twenty-six top international students...

#PloggingForThePlanet: Kinshasa

Staff at the Swedish Embassy in Kinshasa wanted to send out a signal about environmental efforts, and they succeeded in getting people around them involved....

Dr Samar gives a voice to those no one listens to

She’s fighting for education for children, clinics for women and health care for poor people. Sima Samar’s fight for human rights began in a hospital...

Never again!

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The Swedish Embassy in Kigali organised a discussion evening, held in...
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