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Diplomacy in the shadow of COVID-19: Sweden’s year as Chair of the IAEA Board of Governors

The UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plays an indispensable role in preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons, promoting nuclear and radiation safety, and facilitating...

Sweden’s work for a green recovery from the COVID-19 crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the world severely, causing pain and suffering to millions of people. But could it have positive consequences – fo,r the...

Democracy Talks webinar series in Kiev

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the quarantine restrictions, the Swedish Embassy in Kiev has adapted its promotion work by launching a Democracy...

Webinar on press freedom in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington

As part of its work on the Drive for Democracy, the Embassy in Washington had planned a series of events for the spring that had...

Digital Democracy Talks on women’s participation in Chisinau

On 14 May, the Swedish Embassy in Chisinau conducted a digital Democracy Talks with UN Women and the civil society organisation Institutum Virtutes Civilis. More...

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’s drive for democracy at the negotiating table in Brussels

This week, Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde tweeted “Sweden driving force behind strong EU commitment to democracy – today and 10 years ago”. But...

International cooperation more important than ever

No country can tackle the world’s challenges alone: wars and conflicts, climate change, poverty, lack of equality, lack of respect for human rights, nuclear weapons...

Young people demonstrating for human rights

As part of the Raoul Wallenberg Academy’s school programme ‘The cube – Everyone can make a difference’, students at 38 schools in Sweden, Madrid, Budapest,...
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