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Articles by Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Shining a light on gender-based violence in Ankara

During the darkest months of the year, the Embassy of Sweden in Ankara, together with the City of Ankara and UN Women, shone a light...

Margareta Wahlström fighting for more women at the Red Cross

At a time characterised by complex challenges – devastating civil wars, large migration flows and climate change – the need for humanitarian operations is acute. Since...

Najwa Alimi and the safety of journalists in Afghanistan

Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, a largely independent media landscape has emerged in Afghanistan with a plethora of media outlets. In the...

Sweden and India are taking the lead towards a fossil-free future

Heavy industry accounts for approximately 30 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. In order to reach the goals in the Paris Agreement, more must...

Mobilising SRHR commitments at Nairobi Summit

Some 6 500 delegates from 170 countries gathered at the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 on 12–14 November this year. The summit was co-convened by the...

25 years since agreement reached on right to decide over your own body

Peter Eriksson, Minister for International Development Cooperation, Sweden Rasmus Prehn, Minister for Development Cooperation, Denmark Ville Skinnari, Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, Finland...

‘Because I am a man’

16 days, 16 men, 16 ways to express masculinity. By involving men in its gender equality work, the Swedish Embassy in Harare created visibility for...

United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee – International Law Week 2019

Director-General for Legal Affairs, Ambassador Carl Magnus Nesser, represented Sweden at the United Nations International Law Week and took part in the deliberations on the...

Kick-off in Geneva for the ‘Super Year for Gender Equality’

During 2019–2020, several international commitments on gender equality celebrate their anniversaries. The United Nations and its Member States are celebrating these commitments in various ways...

Sweden takes pole position in global road safety efforts

Some 1.35 million people die in road traffic crashes every year. That’s 3 700 people every day. This is unacceptable. “Despite the gloomy situation and...
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