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Tag: Global Goals

UN Commission on the Status of Women – progress for women’s and girls’ rights despite a tougher world climate

After two weeks of talks and intensive negotiations, the Commission on the Status of Women was concluded on 23 March and the agreed conclusions adopted....

Meet Björn Andersson, Regional Director of UNFPA in Bangkok

Here, Björn Andersson describes his many years of working for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), gender equality and women’s rights. He is head...

God Jul, Merry Christmas and a Happy Global Goals New Year!

The best gift we can give each other is to make the world a better place. Our Global Goals Calendar has featured some examples of...

Serious famine successfully averted in Somalia

Earlier this year, Somalia was facing the sort of serious famine it experienced in 2011. The situation is still difficult, but thanks to rapid action...

Nightingale programme connects worlds in Malmö

For more than 20 years, children and university students in Malmö have connected with each other through the Nightingale mentoring programme. It is about making...

Sustainability in focus for Swedish companies in Russia

Last year the Embassy of Sweden in Moscow, together with Swedish companies operating in Russia, initiated a sustainability network to raise the profile of sustainability...

Green energy for two million rural Zambians

renewable electricity. Expanding the national electricity grid is requires major investment. So, to offset the shortage in rural areas, electricity is mainly generated locally. But...

Recycling mall a revolution for climate-conscious consumers

ReTuna Återbruksgalleria in the Swedish town of Eskilstuna is changing the way we shop – and consume – for the better. Here at the world’s...

Mobile app helping friends and family members reconnect

More than 65 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide. Many have lost contact with their families and friends, and face huge difficulties finding each...

Taking a street-smart approach to the urban environment

In Lima, as in many cities around the world, public transport is often neither environmentally friendly nor practical. Car use is increasing and air quality...
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